FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
Famous people · Esquéhéries, Aisne

2 famous people call Esquéhéries their birthplace

The best known is the French historian Georges Hardy, with articles in 4 languages. The other is Ephrem Coppeaux, the French politician. The nearest list is in Guise, 8 mi away: 15 names, starting with Camille Desmoulins. Only 25 of the 151 towns in Aisne with anyone on record list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Georges Hardy
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1870
Ephrem Coppeaux
Youngest
1884
Georges Hardy
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Esquéhéries

GH#1
Writing & Arts

Georges Hardy

1884–1972

French historian

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
EC#2
Politics & Law

Ephrem Coppeaux

1870–1931

French politician (1870-1931)

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

What Esquéhéries is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

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

Questions about famous people from Esquéhéries

Who is the most famous person from Esquéhéries?

Georges Hardy (French historian) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Ephrem Coppeaux.

How many famous people were born in Esquéhéries?

2 people born in Esquéhéries have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Esquéhéries known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Esquéhéries?

Ephrem Coppeaux, born in 1870. The youngest on the list was born in 1884.

Who counts as from Esquéhéries?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Esquéhéries 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.