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Writing & Arts
Luc Étienne
1908–1984French writer (1908–1984)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Neuflize, Ardennes
Neuflize is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 4 languages make the French writer Luc Étienne the best known. The list has one more: the French endocrinologist Albert Pézard. Rethel, 8 mi away, has 18 on its list, the best known Louis Hachette. The earliest on the list is Albert Pézard, born in 1875, and the youngest Luc Étienne, born in 1908.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Luc Étienne
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1875
Albert Pézard
Youngest
1908
Luc Étienne
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Neuflize
AP#2
Science & Medicine
Albert Pézard
1875–1927French endocrinologist
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Neuflize is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.
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
Around it, Rethel has the most people on record, 18 of them.
Questions about famous people from Neuflize
Who is the most famous person from Neuflize?
Luc Étienne (French writer (1908–1984)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Albert Pézard.
How many famous people were born in Neuflize?
2 people born in Neuflize have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Neuflize known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Neuflize?
Albert Pézard, born in 1875. The youngest on the list was born in 1908.
Who counts as from Neuflize?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Neuflize 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 (3)
- Louis Hachette: Adam Salomon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Mairesse: Hache, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges François Léopold Menu: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.