Théophile-Albert Hannotin
1843–1909French architect
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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.
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
French architect
French politician
French painter (1884-1964)
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.
The most names next door are in Charleville-Mézières: 120.
Charleville-Mézières · 6 miArthur Rimbaud & 119 moreYNSedan · 8 miYannick Noah & 94 more
Villers-Semeuse · 4 miRoger Marche & 16 moreGINouzonville · 9 miGérard Istace & 3 moreBDVivier-au-Court · 4 miBruno Differding & 2 more
Bogny-sur-Meuse · 11 miMaurice Blin & 1 more
Vrigne aux Bois · 5 miJean-Nicolas GendarmeThéophile-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.
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).
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Jean-Baptiste Celestin Poulain de Boutancourt, born in 1758. The youngest on the list was born in 1884.
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