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Faith
Bernard Bernard
1821–1895French Catholic priest, missionary in Iceland, Prefect Apostolic of Norway and Lapland (1821-1895)
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Mogues, Ardennes
2 famous people were born in Mogues from 1618 to 1821
Bernard Bernard leads the list, covered in 12 languages. The list has one more: the French colonial governor Lambert Closse. The neighbour with the longest list is Carignan, 5 mi away: 7, led by Jeanne Mélin. No town in Ardennes lists more than Charleville-Mézières, with 120.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Bernard Bernard
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1618
Lambert Closse
Youngest
1821
Bernard Bernard
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known
Born in Mogues
LC#2
Politics & Law
Lambert Closse
1618–1662French colonial governor
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Mogues is known for
1 of them work in Faith, the biggest field.
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 longest list nearby is Carignan’s, with 7.
Questions about famous people from Mogues
Who is the most famous person from Mogues?
Bernard Bernard (French Catholic priest, missionary in Iceland, Prefect Apostolic of Norway and Lapland (1821-1895)) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Lambert Closse.
How many famous people were born in Mogues?
2 people born in Mogues have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Mogues known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mogues?
Lambert Closse, born in 1618. The youngest on the list was born in 1821.
Who counts as from Mogues?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mogues 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 (1)
- Jeanne Mélin: Agence de presse Meurisse, 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.