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Famous people · Champlay, Yonne

From 1771 to 1877, Champlay was the birthplace of 2 famous people

The best known is the French officer Louis Vasserot, with articles in 3 languages. The only other name is the French painter Constant Léon Duval. For more famous names, Joigny is 2 mi away: its list has 24, led by Marcel Aymé. Louis Vasserot, the best known, was born in 1771.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Vasserot
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1771
Louis Vasserot
Youngest
1877
Constant Léon Duval
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Champlay

LV#1
Military

Louis Vasserot

1771–1840

French officer (1771-1840)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
CD#2
Writing & Arts

Constant Léon Duval

1877–1956

French painter (1877–1956)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Champlay is known for

Military leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

Nearby, Joigny has the most on record, with 24.

Questions about famous people from Champlay

Who is the most famous person from Champlay?

Louis Vasserot (French officer (1771-1840)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Constant Léon Duval.

How many famous people were born in Champlay?

2 people born in Champlay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Champlay known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Champlay?

Louis Vasserot, born in 1771. The youngest on the list was born in 1877.

Who counts as from Champlay?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Champlay 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 (3)

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.