Nicolas-Charles Bochsa
1789–1856French composer and harpist
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At the top of the list is the French composer and harpist Nicolas-Charles Bochsa, covered in 24 languages. The French university teacher Jean Lanher ranks second, ahead of Jean V d'Allamont. As early as 1626, Jean V d'Allamont was born here, one of 2 born before the Revolution. The largest group, 3, was born between the Revolution and the Second Empire.
Nicolas-Charles Bochsa has articles in 24 languages, Jean Lanher in 5 and Jean V d'Allamont in 3.
French composer and harpist
French university teacher (1924–2018)
Luxembourgish military personnel (1626-1657)
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Share of Montmédy’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The other 5 span the years 1756 to 1921.
French draughtsperson, caricaturist, engraver and lithographer (1883-1965)
French soldier, politician and officer (1807-1868)
No one matches both filters.
Of the towns nearby, Longuyon lists the most people: 8.
Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (French composer and harpist) is the best known by our measure: 24 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Lanher and Jean V d'Allamont.
8 people born in Montmédy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 10 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, soldiers and sailors: 2 of the 8. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Jean V d'Allamont, born in 1626. The youngest on the list was born in 1924.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montmédy 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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