No one born in Combles-en-Barrois has made the famous people list yet
Nearby, Bar-le-Duc, 3 mi away, lists 72, led by Raymond Poincaré. 107 towns across Meuse can name a famous person born there. The longest list in Meuse is Bar-le-Duc’s, with 72 names. After Bar-le-Duc, the next longest list in Meuse is Saint-Mihiel’s, with 30.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Combles-en-Barrois (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Combles-en-Barrois yet.
Famous people born near Combles-en-Barrois
Nearby, Bar-le-Duc has the most on record, with 72.
Questions about famous people from Combles-en-Barrois
Who counts as from Combles-en-Barrois?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Combles-en-Barrois 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)
- Raymond Poincaré: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Michelot: Le Miroir des sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre de Luxembourg: Master Of The Avignon School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Émile Debraux: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, 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.



