Dom Pérignon

French Benedictine monk and inventor of champagne
Person human Q348666
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Summary

Dom Pérignon was born on December 1638[1] in Sainte-Menehould[2]. He died on September 14, 1715[3], in Abbaye Saint-Pierre d’Hautvillers[4]. He worked as a monk[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,989 views/month, #7,070 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: December 1, 1638[7], January 1, 1638[8]
  • Date of death: September 14, 1715[9], January 1, 1715[10]
  • Place of burial: Abbaye Saint-Pierre d’Hautvillers[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of France[12]
  • Field of work: viticulture[13]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholicism[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Commons category: Dom Pérignon[16]
  • Religious order: Benedictines[17]
  • Family name: Pérignon[18]
  • Given name: Pierre[19]
  • Described at URL: https://anosgrandshommes.musee-orsay.fr/index.php/Detail/entities/14783[20], https://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/p/perignon_dom_pierre.htm[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[22]
  • Birth name: Pierre Pérignon[23]
  • Name in native language: Dom Pérignon[24]
  • Different from: Dom Pérignon[25]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Dom Pérignon include he[26], a trademark[27], in France[28], founded in 1921[29].

Why It Matters

Dom Pérignon has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for him include he[26], a trademark[27], in France[28], founded in 1921[29].

FAQs

Where was Dom Pérignon born?

Dom Pérignon's place of birth was Sainte-Menehould[2].

Where did Dom Pérignon die?

Dom Pérignon passed away in Abbaye Saint-Pierre d’Hautvillers[4].

What did Dom Pérignon do for work?

Dom Pérignon worked as a monk[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . anosgrandshommes.musee-orsay.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . anosgrandshommes.musee-orsay.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['be', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fi', 'fr', 'g
    Sitelink count → 29
    Place of burial → Abbaye Saint-Pierre d’Hautvillers
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  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview → Catholicism
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → —
    Family name → Pérignon
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