JL#1
Writing & Arts
Jean-Charles-Julien Luce de Lancival
1764–1810French poet
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Saint-Gobain, Aisne
From 1764 to 1970, Saint-Gobain was the birthplace of 2 famous people
Jean-Charles-Julien Luce de Lancival, the French poet, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The list has one more: the cyclist David Pagnier. Of its neighbours, Laon, 11 mi away, lists the most: 80, Lothaire de France first. Only 25 of the 151 towns in Aisne with anyone on record list more.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Charles-Julien Luce de Lancival
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1764
Jean-Charles-Julien Luce de Lancival
Youngest
1970
David Pagnier
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Saint-Gobain
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Known for
What Saint-Gobain is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Laon, at 80.
Questions about famous people from Saint-Gobain
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Gobain?
Jean-Charles-Julien Luce de Lancival (French poet) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come David Pagnier.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Gobain?
2 people born in Saint-Gobain have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Saint-Gobain known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Gobain?
Jean-Charles-Julien Luce de Lancival, born in 1764. The youngest on the list was born in 1970.
Who counts as from Saint-Gobain?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Gobain 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 (4)
- Lothaire de France: Vassil, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Constance Mayer: Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 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.