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Famous people · Wissignicourt, Aisne

Louis Augustin Lamy d'Hangest is the only name on the Wissignicourt list

The French general Louis Augustin Lamy d'Hangest was born in 1731. That places their birth before the Revolution. Readers can find them written up in one language. Laon, 8 mi off, can claim 80 famous people, the best known Lothaire de France.

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Louis Augustin Lamy d'Hangest
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1731
Louis Augustin Lamy d'Hangest
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Wissignicourt

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Military

Louis Augustin Lamy d'Hangest

1731–1819

French general (1731–1819)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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The best known from each town within 12 mi of Wissignicourt, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Wissignicourt

Who is the most famous person from Wissignicourt?

Louis Augustin Lamy d'Hangest (French general (1731–1819)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Wissignicourt?

1 people born in Wissignicourt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Wissignicourt known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who counts as from Wissignicourt?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Wissignicourt 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.

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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.