80 famous people were born in Laon, more of them soldiers and sailors than in most towns

Lothaire de France (King of West Francia from 954 to 986) is the best known by our measure: 51 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Méchain and Jacques Marquette.

80 people born in Laon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 114 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, leaders: 27 of the 80. That is 34% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Lothaire de France, born in 941. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Laon 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.

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