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Famous people · Flize, Ardennes

Flize’s famous people span 126 years: 3 births from 1758 to 1884

The best known is the French architect Théophile-Albert Hannotin, with articles in 3 languages. Jean-Baptiste Celestin Poulain de Boutancourt is second and Raphaël Diligent third. Nearby, Charleville-Mézières, 6 mi away, lists 120, led by Arthur Rimbaud. Only 15 of the 121 towns in Ardennes with anyone on record list more.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Théophile-Albert Hannotin
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1758
Jean-Baptiste Celestin Poulain de Boutancourt
Youngest
1884
Raphaël Diligent
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Flize

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

TH#1
Writing & Arts

Théophile-Albert Hannotin

1843–1909

French architect

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JB#2
Politics & Law

Jean-Baptiste Celestin Poulain de Boutancourt

1758–1802

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
RD#3
Writing & Arts

Raphaël Diligent

1884–1964

French painter (1884-1964)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Flize is known for

The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Charleville-Mézières: 120.

Questions about famous people from Flize

Who is the most famous person from Flize?

Théophile-Albert Hannotin (French architect) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Baptiste Celestin Poulain de Boutancourt and Raphaël Diligent.

How many famous people were born in Flize?

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

What is Flize known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Flize?

Jean-Baptiste Celestin Poulain de Boutancourt, born in 1758. The youngest on the list was born in 1884.

Who counts as from Flize?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Flize 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 (4)

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.