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Politics & Law
Joseph Nou
1926–1984French politician (1926-1984)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Daigny, Ardennes
Joseph Nou, born in 1926, is Daigny’s famous person on record
In 1926, the French politician Joseph Nou was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. 2 languages have an article about them. A short trip away, Sedan (2 mi) counts 95 famous people, Yannick Noah among them.
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Joseph Nou
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1926
Joseph Nou
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Daigny
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Sedan: 95.
Questions about famous people from Daigny
Who is the most famous person from Daigny?
Joseph Nou (French politician (1926-1984)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Daigny?
1 people born in Daigny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Daigny known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Daigny?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Daigny 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)
- Roger Marche: Winterbergen / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanne Mélin: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Nicolas Gendarme: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.