Of the 95 famous people born in Sedan, an unusual share are soldiers and sailors

Yannick Noah (French tennis player and pop singer) is the best known by our measure: 50 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Étienne Macdonald and Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne.

95 people born in Sedan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 144 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 31 of the 95. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Érard de La Marck, born in 1472. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sedan 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.

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.