No one from Mennessis is on the famous people list yet
Saint-Quentin, 11 mi away, has 138 on its list, the best known Gracchus Babeuf. The longest list in Aisne is Saint-Quentin’s, with 138 names. After Saint-Quentin, the next longest list in Aisne is Laon’s, with 80. Across Aisne, the lists cover 151 towns.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Mennessis (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mennessis yet.
Famous people born near Mennessis
The most names next door are in Saint-Quentin: 138.
Questions about famous people from Mennessis
Who counts as from Mennessis?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mennessis 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 (5)
- Gracchus Babeuf: François Bonneville, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Constance Mayer: Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine de Bourbon: anonymous, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Charles Peltier: Unknown XIX century artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yseult: Alex Lozupone, CC BY 4.0, 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.