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Famous people · Lignéville, Vosges

2 famous people were born in Lignéville

Most widely known is Joseph Clément Poullain de Grandprey, the French politician, with articles in 3 languages. The other is Hubert Pyrot, the French politician. The list runs from Joseph Clément Poullain de Grandprey, born in 1744, to Hubert Pyrot, born in 1758. Fewer than a quarter of the 130 towns in Vosges with famous people list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph Clément Poullain de Grandprey
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1744
Joseph Clément Poullain de Grandprey
Youngest
1758
Hubert Pyrot
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Lignéville

JG#1
Politics & Law

Joseph Clément Poullain de Grandprey

1744–1826

French politician (1744-1826)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
HP#2
Politics & Law

Hubert Pyrot

1758–1834

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Lignéville, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Lignéville

Who is the most famous person from Lignéville?

Joseph Clément Poullain de Grandprey (French politician (1744-1826)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Hubert Pyrot.

How many famous people were born in Lignéville?

2 people born in Lignéville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Lignéville known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lignéville?

Joseph Clément Poullain de Grandprey, born in 1744. The youngest on the list was born in 1758.

Who counts as from Lignéville?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lignéville itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.

Why is someone missing?

Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.

From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns.

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.