Famous people from Magenta
Nearby, Épernay, 1 mi away, lists 54, led by Yohann Diniz. 114 towns across Marne can name a famous person born there. No entry yet names Magenta as a birthplace. The longest list in Marne is Reims’, with 422 names.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Magenta (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Magenta as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Magenta
Épernay leads the towns around it, with 54 names.
Questions about famous people from Magenta
Who counts as from Magenta?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Magenta 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)
- Yohann Diniz: Paolo Salmaso from Roma, Italy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Lalique: Aron Gerschel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yvette Lundy: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.