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 in Mouzon
Raymond Sommer, Jean Hardÿ and Eugène Charles Miroy are written about in 21, 7 and 4 languages.
Eugène Charles Miroy
1828–1871French priest (1828-1871)
When Mouzon’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1900s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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 else born in Mouzon
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
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)
- 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.
