71 famous people were born in Langres, more of them clergy and people of faith than in most towns

Denis Diderot (French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)) is the best known by our measure: 150 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jeanne Mance and François Nicolas Madeleine Morlot.

71 people born in Langres have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 121 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: 21 of the 71. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Guillaume Flamang, born in 1455. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Langres 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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