William Degouve de Nuncques
1867–1935Belgian painter (1867-1935)
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At the top of the list is the Belgian painter William Degouve de Nuncques, covered in 12 languages. The only other name is the French politician Louis-Édouard Taton-Vassal. Go 8 mi to Charleville-Mézières and the list grows to 120, with Arthur Rimbaud at the top. Fewer than a quarter of the 121 towns in Ardennes with famous people list more.
Belgian painter (1867-1935)
French politician (1881–1938)
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Charleville-Mézières has the longest list next door: 120.
Charleville-Mézières · 8 miArthur Rimbaud & 119 more
Villers-Semeuse · 10 miRoger Marche & 16 more
Revin · 6 miYazid Mansouri & 12 more
Fumay · 7 miVictorin Jasset & 8 moreGINouzonville · 5 miGérard Istace & 3 moreBDVivier-au-Court · 11 miBruno Differding & 2 more
Bogny-sur-Meuse · 2 miMaurice Blin & 1 more
Vrigne aux Bois · 11 miJean-Nicolas GendarmeWilliam Degouve de Nuncques (Belgian painter (1867-1935)) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis-Édouard Taton-Vassal.
2 people born in Monthermé have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
William Degouve de Nuncques, born in 1867. The youngest on the list was born in 1881.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Monthermé 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.
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