Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 66 famous people born in Soissons

Aurore Clément (French actress) is the best known by our measure: 25 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Bernard Baudoux and Jonathan Brison.

66 people born in Soissons have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 123 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: 14 of the 66. That is 21% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Jean Ruel, born in 1474. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Soissons 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.

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.