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Dominique Dropsy
1951–2015French footballer (1951-2015)
26 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Leuze, Aisne
Leuze has just one famous person to its name: Dominique Dropsy
In 1951, the French footballer Dominique Dropsy was born. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 26 languages. The neighbour with the longest list is Hirson, 6 mi away: 17, led by Jean-Luc Pérat.
Born here
1
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Best known
Dominique Dropsy
26 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1951
Dominique Dropsy
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Leuze
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Hirson, with 17.
Questions about famous people from Leuze
Who is the most famous person from Leuze?
Dominique Dropsy (French footballer (1951-2015)) is the best known by our measure: 26 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Leuze?
1 people born in Leuze have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Leuze 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 Leuze?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Leuze 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 (2)
- Christophe Moreau: Ludovic Péron, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Barthélémy: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.