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Famous people · Rocroi, Ardennes

Writers and artists stand out among the 14 famous people born in Rocroi

Most widely known is Arthur Chuquet, the French historian, with articles in 8 languages. Auguste Warnier and François-René Moreaux follow. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 8 were born, the most of any period. 6 of them were born before the Revolution, the first Antoinette-Thérèse Des Houlières in 1659.

Born here
14
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Arthur Chuquet
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1659
Antoinette-Thérèse Des Houlières
Youngest
1869
Jean Charles Eugène Bordereaux
Most common field
Writing & Arts
8 people

What stands out about Rocroi’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Rocroi is known for

Rocroi has 2.3× the usual share of writers and artists.

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

Through the years

When Rocroi’s famous people were born

The 1810s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to Empire16501700175018001850Auguste WarnierJean René MoreauxAnatole-Félix Le DoubleAntoinette-Thérèse Des Houlières
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitaryNotableScience & Medicine

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

The best known

Born in Rocroi

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

AC#1
Writing & Arts

Arthur Chuquet

1853–1925

French historian (1853–1925)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AW#2
Politics & Law

Auguste Warnier

1810–1875

French politician (1810-1875)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
FM#3
Writing & Arts

François-René Moreaux

1807–1860

French painter (1807-1860)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Rocroi

Of the other 11, 6 are writers and artists.

AH

Antoinette-Thérèse Des Houlières

1659–1718

French poet

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
JM

Jean René Moreaux

1758–1795

French general (1758–1795)

AD

Anatole-Félix Le Double

1848–1913

French anatomist (1848-1913)

NP

Nicolas Point

1799–1868

French painter

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
JV

Joseph Vasselier

1735–1798

1735-1798; Poète. - Membre de l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon, Rhône (1782-1798). - Employé à l'administration des postes de Lyon, Rhône;

CP

Claude-Yves-Joseph La Ramée Pertinchampt

1762–1830

French engineer (1762-1830)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Revin’s, with 13.

Questions about famous people from Rocroi

Who is the most famous person from Rocroi?

Arthur Chuquet (French historian (1853–1925)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Auguste Warnier and François-René Moreaux.

How many famous people were born in Rocroi?

14 people born in Rocroi have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 21 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 Rocroi known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 8 of the 14. That is 57% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rocroi?

Antoinette-Thérèse Des Houlières, born in 1659. The youngest on the list was born in 1869.

Who counts as from Rocroi?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rocroi 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)

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.