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Famous people · Guise, Aisne

Guise counts 15 famous people, first among them Camille Desmoulins

Camille Desmoulins is the best known, with articles in 54 languages. Close behind are André Prudhommeaux and Camille Bias. 7 of them were born before the Revolution, more than in any other period. As early as 1560, Nicolas Abraham de La Framboisière was born here, one of 7 born before the Revolution.

#1 best knownCamille DesmoulinsWriting & Arts · 1760–1794
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Born here
15
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Camille Desmoulins
54 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1560
Nicolas Abraham de La Framboisière
Youngest
1961
Jean-Luc Sokal
Most common field
Writing & Arts
5 people

What stands out about Guise’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Guise

First, Camille Desmoulins (54 languages), then André Prudhommeaux (3) and Camille Bias (3).

Camille Desmoulins#1
Writing & Arts

Camille Desmoulins

1760–1794

French journalist, politician and revolutionary (1760-1794)

54 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
André Prudhommeaux#2
Writing & Arts

André Prudhommeaux

1902–1968

French anarchist bookstore owner (1902–1968)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CB#3
Writing & Arts

Camille Bias

1824–1908

French writer (1824-1908)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Guise’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1760s, with 4 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1600170018001900Camille DesmoulinsAndré PrudhommeauxCamille Godelle
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitaryMusicScience & MedicineSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Guise is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.4 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Guise

The other 12 span the years 1560 to 1961.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Bohain-en-Vermandois’, with 3.

Questions about famous people from Guise

Who is the most famous person from Guise?

Camille Desmoulins (French journalist, politician and revolutionary (1760-1794)) is the best known by our measure: 54 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Prudhommeaux and Camille Bias.

How many famous people were born in Guise?

15 people born in Guise have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 30 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 Guise known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 5 of the 15. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Guise?

Nicolas Abraham de La Framboisière, born in 1560. The youngest on the list was born in 1961.

Who counts as from Guise?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Guise 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 (6)

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.