AB#1
Notable
André Barbault
1921–2019French astrologer (1921–2019)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Champignelles, Yonne
2 famous people call Champignelles their birthplace
The best known is the French astrologer André Barbault, with articles in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Pierre Duguiot. For more famous names, Toucy is 11 mi away: its list has 3, led by Pierre Larousse. From Pierre Duguiot to André Barbault, the births on the list run from 1823 to 1921.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Barbault
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1823
Pierre Duguiot
Youngest
1921
André Barbault
The best known
Born in Champignelles
PD#2
Politics & Law
Pierre Duguiot
1823–1918French politician (1823-1918)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Champignelles is known for
Share of Champignelles’ famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Toucy lists the most people: 3.
Questions about famous people from Champignelles
Who is the most famous person from Champignelles?
André Barbault (French astrologer (1921–2019)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Duguiot.
How many famous people were born in Champignelles?
2 people born in Champignelles have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Champignelles?
Pierre Duguiot, born in 1823. The youngest on the list was born in 1921.
Who counts as from Champignelles?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Champignelles 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. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Pierre Larousse: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.