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Famous people · Le Marin, Martinique

4 famous people were born in Le Marin from 1846 to 1965

Most widely known is Osman Duquesnay, the French politician, with articles in 3 languages. Close behind are Gilbert Marguerite and Maurice. Per head, the list is long: 4.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Martinique has 3. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Osman Duquesnay
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1846
Osman Duquesnay
Youngest
1965
Maurice
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Le Marin

Ranked by languages covered: Osman Duquesnay with 3, then Gilbert Marguerite with 1 and Maurice with 1.

OD#1
Politics & Law

Osman Duquesnay

1846–1923

French politician (1846–1923)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GM#2
Sports

Gilbert Marguerite

born 1954

French association football player

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Le Marin’s famous people were born

The 1840s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Raphaël SallerMauriceOsman Duquesnay
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Le Marin is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Le Marin

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Le François, at 7.

Questions about famous people from Le Marin

Who is the most famous person from Le Marin?

Osman Duquesnay (French politician (1846–1923)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gilbert Marguerite and Maurice.

How many famous people were born in Le Marin?

4 people born in Le Marin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 13 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 Le Marin known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Le Marin?

Osman Duquesnay, born in 1846. The youngest on the list was born in 1965.

Who counts as from Le Marin?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Marin 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.

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.