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Jean-Marie Defrance
1771–1855French general (1771-1855)
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Famous people · Wassy, Haute-Marne
8 famous people from Wassy, many of them leaders
Jean-Marie Defrance, the French general, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are Henri Havret and Nicole Mangas. The largest group, 5, was born before the Revolution. Per head, the list is long: 28.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Haute-Marne has 7.5.
Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Marie Defrance
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1751
Pierre Nicolas Perrin
Youngest
1950
Nicole Mangas
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Wassy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wassy’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1750s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawMilitaryFaithSportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wassy is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Wassy
Ranked by languages covered: Jean-Marie Defrance with 6, then Henri Havret with 3 and Nicole Mangas with 2.
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Sports
Nicole Mangas
born 1950French association football player
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Wassy
The other 5 span the years 1751 to 1793.
François Alexandre Pernot
1793–1865French painter and draughtsperson (1793-1865)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Saint-Dizier’s, at 31 names.
Questions about famous people from Wassy
Who is the most famous person from Wassy?
Jean-Marie Defrance (French general (1771-1855)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Havret and Nicole Mangas.
How many famous people were born in Wassy?
8 people born in Wassy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 15 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 Wassy known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 8. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wassy?
Pierre Nicolas Perrin, born in 1751. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.
Who counts as from Wassy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Wassy 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 (6)
- Jean-Marie Defrance: Claude-Marie-François Dien / After Henri-François Riesener, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Alexandre Pernot: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Nicolas Perrin: Pierre-Antoine Demachy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Michelot: Le Miroir des sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles de Lorraine: El Greco, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Émile Debraux: Anonymous 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.