#1Émile Debraux
1796–1831French chansonnier and poet (1796-1831)
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The best known is the French chansonnier and poet Émile Debraux, with articles in 6 languages. The other is Nicolas Paquet. The nearest list is in Bar-le-Duc, 12 mi away: 72 names, starting with Raymond Poincaré. The first birth on record is Émile Debraux’s, in 1796, and the last Nicolas Paquet’s, in 1831.


#1French chansonnier and poet (1796-1831)
#2French shipowner, founder of the Compagnie de navigation Paquet
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Nearby, Bar-le-Duc has the most on record, with 72.
Émile Debraux (French chansonnier and poet (1796-1831)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Nicolas Paquet.
2 people born in Ancerville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Émile Debraux, born in 1796. The youngest on the list was born in 1831.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ancerville 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.
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