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Politics & Law
Adrien de Wignacourt
1845–1915French officer and politician (1845-1915)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Saint-Marceau, Ardennes
The French officer and politician Adrien de Wignacourt is the one famous person from Saint-Marceau
In 1845, the French officer and politician Adrien de Wignacourt was born. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. 2 languages have an article about them. Charleville-Mézières, 4 mi away, has 120 on its list, the best known Arthur Rimbaud.
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Adrien de Wignacourt
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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Adrien de Wignacourt
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Charleville-Mézières, at 120.
Charleville-Mézières · 4 miArthur Rimbaud & 119 moreYNSedan · 10 miYannick Noah & 94 more
Villers-Semeuse · 3 miRoger Marche & 16 moreGINouzonville · 8 miGérard Istace & 3 moreBDVivier-au-Court · 5 miBruno Differding & 2 more
Bogny-sur-Meuse · 10 miMaurice Blin & 1 more
Vrigne aux Bois · 6 miJean-Nicolas GendarmeQuestions about famous people from Saint-Marceau
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Marceau?
Adrien de Wignacourt (French officer and politician (1845-1915)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Marceau?
1 people born in Saint-Marceau have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Saint-Marceau known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Saint-Marceau?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Marceau 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.
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Photo credits (4)
- Arthur Rimbaud: Étienne Carjat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Marche: Winterbergen / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Blin: FH BLIN, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Nicolas Gendarme: 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.