Next door to Wimy, Hirson lists 17 famous people
No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Wimy. The longest list of any town in Aisne belongs to Saint-Quentin, with 138. After Saint-Quentin, the next longest list in Aisne is Laon’s, with 80. The Aisne lists hold names for 151 towns.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Wimy (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 Wimy yet.
Famous people born near Wimy
Hirson has the longest list next door: 17.
Questions about famous people from Wimy
Who counts as from Wimy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Wimy 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)
- Christophe Moreau: Ludovic Péron, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quentin Tanis: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Barthélémy: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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