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Famous people · Mouzon, Ardennes

Raymond Sommer tops a list of 4 famous people born in Mouzon

At the top of the list is the racecar driver Raymond Sommer, covered in 21 languages. Behind the leader come Jean Hardÿ and Eugène Charles Miroy. The first birth on record is Jean-Baptiste-Bertrand Durban’s, in 1732, and the last Raymond Sommer’s, in 1906. Only 12 of the 121 towns in Ardennes with anyone on record list more.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Raymond Sommer
21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1732
Jean-Baptiste-Bertrand Durban
Youngest
1906
Raymond Sommer
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Mouzon

Raymond Sommer, Jean Hardÿ and Eugène Charles Miroy are written about in 21, 7 and 4 languages.

RS#1
Sports

Raymond Sommer

1906–1950

Racecar driver

21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JH#2
Military

Jean Hardÿ

1763–1802

French general

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
EM#3
Faith

Eugène Charles Miroy

1828–1871

French priest (1828-1871)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Mouzon’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1900s, with 1 people born in that decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900Jean-Baptiste-Bertrand DurbanEugène Charles MiroyRaymond Sommer
SportsMilitaryFaithScience & Medicine

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

Known for

What Mouzon is known for

Share of Mouzon’s famous people in each field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Mouzon

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Sedan has the most people on record, 95 of them.

Questions about famous people from Mouzon

Who is the most famous person from Mouzon?

Raymond Sommer (Racecar driver) is the best known by our measure: 21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Hardÿ and Eugène Charles Miroy.

How many famous people were born in Mouzon?

4 people born in Mouzon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 12 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 Mouzon known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mouzon?

Jean-Baptiste-Bertrand Durban, born in 1732. The youngest on the list was born in 1906.

Who counts as from Mouzon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mouzon 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)

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.