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Famous people · Fumay, Ardennes

Most of the 9 famous people born in Fumay came into the world between 1914 and 1969

At the top of the list is the French film director and writer Victorin Jasset, covered in 13 languages. Jacques Stamm and Charles Jacmart follow. Only 8 of the 121 towns in Ardennes with anyone on record list more. The list comes to 29.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 9.5 in the typical town in Ardennes.

#1 best knownVictorin JassetFilm, TV & Stage · 1862–1913
+7more
Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Victorin Jasset
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1770
Nicolas Antoine Regnard
Youngest
1949
Hervé Carn
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Fumay

Victorin Jasset has articles in 13 languages, Jacques Stamm in 6 and Charles Jacmart in 2.

Victorin Jasset#1
Film, TV & Stage

Victorin Jasset

1862–1913

French film director and writer (1862–1913)

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JS#2
Sports

Jacques Stamm

born 1939

Association football player

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CJ#3
Science & Medicine

Charles Jacmart

1773–1849

Belgian physician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Fumay’s famous people were born

The 1930s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Charles JacmartJacques StammRobert RichouxVictorin Jasset
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Fumay is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.4 times as common.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Fumay

Of the other 6, 3 are leaders.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Givet has the most people on record, 17 of them.

Questions about famous people from Fumay

Who is the most famous person from Fumay?

Victorin Jasset (French film director and writer (1862–1913)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques Stamm and Charles Jacmart.

How many famous people were born in Fumay?

9 people born in Fumay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 15 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Fumay known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 9. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Fumay?

Nicolas Antoine Regnard, born in 1770. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.

Who counts as from Fumay?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fumay 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 (5)

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.