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Famous people · Trépail, Marne

Trépail’s famous people span 175 years: 2 births from 1764 to 1939

At the top of the list is the French general Louis Jean Nicolas Abbé, covered in 8 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Jean Beaufort. Just 11 mi away, Épernay’s list holds 54 names, Yohann Diniz the best known. Louis Jean Nicolas Abbé was born in 1764.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Jean Nicolas Abbé
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1764
Louis Jean Nicolas Abbé
Youngest
1939
Jean Beaufort
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Trépail

LA#1
Military

Louis Jean Nicolas Abbé

1764–1834

French general (1764-1834)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JB#2
Politics & Law

Jean Beaufort

1939–2000

French politician (1939-2000)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Trépail is known for

The largest field is Military, with 1 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

4 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Trépail

Who is the most famous person from Trépail?

Louis Jean Nicolas Abbé (French general (1764-1834)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Beaufort.

How many famous people were born in Trépail?

2 people born in Trépail have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Trépail known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Trépail?

Louis Jean Nicolas Abbé, born in 1764. The youngest on the list was born in 1939.

Who counts as from Trépail?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Trépail 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)

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.