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Famous people · Nouvion-le-Comte, Aisne
Nouvion-le-Comte has just one famous person to its name: Émile Idée
In 1920, the French road bicycle racer Émile Idée was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 15 languages. The nearest list is in Laon, 12 mi away: 80 names, starting with Lothaire de France.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émile Idée
15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1920
Émile Idée
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Nouvion-le-Comte
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Nouvion-le-Comte, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Nouvion-le-Comte
Who is the most famous person from Nouvion-le-Comte?
Émile Idée (French road bicycle racer) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Nouvion-le-Comte?
1 people born in Nouvion-le-Comte have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Nouvion-le-Comte 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 Nouvion-le-Comte?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nouvion-le-Comte 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)
- Lothaire de France: Vassil, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine de Bourbon: anonymous, 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.