AG#1
Writing & Arts
Adolphe Gouhenant
1804–1871French artist and Icarian communist (1804–1871)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Flagy, Haute-Saône
A single famous person was born in Flagy: Adolphe Gouhenant
The French artist and Icarian communist Adolphe Gouhenant was born in 1804. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. One language has an article about them so far. Go 5 mi to Vesoul and the list grows to 86, with Jean-Léon Gérôme at the top.
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1
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Adolphe Gouhenant
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1804
Adolphe Gouhenant
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Flagy
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Vesoul, at 86.
Questions about famous people from Flagy
Who is the most famous person from Flagy?
Adolphe Gouhenant (French artist and Icarian communist (1804–1871)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Flagy?
1 people born in Flagy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Flagy known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Flagy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Flagy 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 (3)
- Jean-Léon Gérôme: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jérémy Mathieu: Lucio fr – Luc-Éric Manneville, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Xavier Bureau de Pusy: Charles Toussaint Labadye, 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.