Famous people from Courcelles-en-Barrois
Saint-Mihiel, 7 mi away, has 30 on its list, the best known Jean Bérain père. No town in Meuse lists more than Bar-le-Duc, with 72. The list for Courcelles-en-Barrois is empty for now. 107 towns in Meuse have at least one famous person on record.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Courcelles-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 Courcelles-en-Barrois yet.
Famous people born near Courcelles-en-Barrois
3 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Courcelles-en-Barrois
Who counts as from Courcelles-en-Barrois?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Courcelles-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 (2)
- Jean Bérain père: Claude Duflos / After Joseph Vivien, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre de Luxembourg: Master Of The Avignon School, 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.