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Famous people · Blesmes, Aisne

Blesmes has one famous person on record

Frédéric Gabriel, the French bicycle racer and cyclo-cross cyclist, was born in 1970. Articles about them exist in 4 languages. Nearby, Château-Thierry, 3 mi away, lists 22, led by Jean de La Fontaine. The longest list of any town in Aisne belongs to Saint-Quentin, with 138.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Frédéric Gabriel
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1970
Frédéric Gabriel
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Blesmes

FG#1
Sports

Frédéric Gabriel

born 1970

French bicycle racer and cyclo-cross cyclist

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Château-Thierry’s, at 22 names.

Questions about famous people from Blesmes

Who is the most famous person from Blesmes?

Frédéric Gabriel (French bicycle racer and cyclo-cross cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Blesmes?

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

What is Blesmes known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who counts as from Blesmes?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Blesmes 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 (4)

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.