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Famous people · Nepvant, Meuse

Nepvant, birthplace of the stained-glass artist Nicolas Lorin

In 1833, the stained-glass artist Nicolas Lorin was born. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. For more famous names, Carignan is 7 mi away: its list has 7, led by Jeanne Mélin.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Nicolas Lorin
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1833
Nicolas Lorin
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Nepvant

NL#1
Writing & Arts

Nicolas Lorin

1833–1882

Stained-glass artist (1833-1882)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Carignan counts 7 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Nepvant

Who is the most famous person from Nepvant?

Nicolas Lorin (Stained-glass artist (1833-1882)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Nepvant?

1 people born in Nepvant have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Nepvant known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who counts as from Nepvant?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nepvant 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).

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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.