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Deville, birthplace of the French association football player Maxime Fulgenzi

Maxime Fulgenzi, the French association football player, was born in 1934. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 5 languages. Of its neighbours, Charleville-Mézières, 8 mi away, lists the most: 120, Arthur Rimbaud first.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Maxime Fulgenzi
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1934
Maxime Fulgenzi
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Deville

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Sports

Maxime Fulgenzi

born 1934

French association football player

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Charleville-Mézières, with 120.

Questions about famous people from Deville

Who is the most famous person from Deville?

Maxime Fulgenzi (French association football player) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Deville?

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

What is Deville known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who counts as from Deville?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Deville 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).

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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.