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Famous people · Sery, Ardennes

2 famous people were born in Sery

Most widely known is Robert de Séry, the French painter and printmaker, with articles in 3 languages. The other is Jean-Baptiste Choisy d'Arcefays, the French politician. Louis Hachette heads the list in Rethel, 5 mi away, which has 18 names. Fewer than a quarter of the 121 towns in Ardennes with famous people list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Robert de Séry
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1686
Robert de Séry
Youngest
1742
Jean-Baptiste Choisy d'Arcefays
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Sery

RS#1
Writing & Arts

Robert de Séry

1686–1733

French painter and printmaker (1686–1733)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JD#2
Politics & Law

Jean-Baptiste Choisy d'Arcefays

1742–1820

French politician (1742-1820)

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

What Sery is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.

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

Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Sery

Who is the most famous person from Sery?

Robert de Séry (French painter and printmaker (1686–1733)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Baptiste Choisy d'Arcefays.

How many famous people were born in Sery?

2 people born in Sery 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 Sery known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sery?

Robert de Séry, born in 1686. The youngest on the list was born in 1742.

Who counts as from Sery?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sery 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 (1)

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.