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Famous people · Renwez, Ardennes

From 1739 to 1954, Renwez was the birthplace of 2 famous people

Most widely known is Nicolas Conteray Lallemant, the French mathematician, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French association football player Claudine Dié. Charleville-Mézières, 7 mi away, has 120 on its list, the best known Arthur Rimbaud. Only 23 of the 121 towns in Ardennes with anyone on record list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Nicolas Conteray Lallemant
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1739
Nicolas Conteray Lallemant
Youngest
1954
Claudine Dié
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Renwez

NL#1
Science & Medicine

Nicolas Conteray Lallemant

1739–1829

French mathematician (1739-1829)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
CD#2
Sports

Claudine Dié

born 1954

French association football player

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Renwez is known for

Scientists and doctors 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.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Charleville-Mézières’, at 120 names.

Questions about famous people from Renwez

Who is the most famous person from Renwez?

Nicolas Conteray Lallemant (French mathematician (1739-1829)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Claudine Dié.

How many famous people were born in Renwez?

2 people born in Renwez have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Renwez known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Renwez?

Nicolas Conteray Lallemant, born in 1739. The youngest on the list was born in 1954.

Who counts as from Renwez?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Renwez 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 (5)

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.