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Roger Noiret
1895–1976French soldier and politician (1895–1976)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Prosnes, Marne
One famous person was born in Prosnes
The French soldier and politician Roger Noiret was born in 1895. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in 4 languages. Of its neighbours, Mourmelon-le-Grand, 5 mi away, lists the most: 4, Jules Rémy first.
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Roger Noiret
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1895
Roger Noiret
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1 person
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Mourmelon-le-Grand: 4.
Questions about famous people from Prosnes
Who is the most famous person from Prosnes?
Roger Noiret (French soldier and politician (1895–1976)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Prosnes?
1 people born in Prosnes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Prosnes known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Prosnes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Prosnes 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 (4)
- Jules Rémy: Photographie Alphonse Terpereau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Mairesse: Hache, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges François Léopold Menu: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzanne Tourte: Famille Tourte, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.