Perthes has yet to put a famous person on the list
A short trip away, Rethel (4 mi) counts 18 famous people, Louis Hachette among them. 121 towns in Ardennes have at least one famous person on record. Charleville-Mézières’ 120 names make the longest list in Ardennes. After Charleville-Mézières, the next longest list in Ardennes is Sedan’s, with 95.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Perthes (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Perthes as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Perthes
Of the towns nearby, Rethel lists the most people: 18.
Questions about famous people from Perthes
Who counts as from Perthes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Perthes 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 (2)
- Louis Hachette: Adam Salomon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Mairesse: Hache, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.