CR#1
Politics & Law
Claude Jean Roussel
1749–1801French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Ribeaucourt, Meuse
Ribeaucourt is the birthplace of 2 famous people
The best known is the French politician Claude Jean Roussel, with an article in one language. The list has one more: the French general Joseph Paignat. Go 12 mi to Joinville and the list grows to 23, with Charles de Lorraine at the top. Only 17 of the 107 towns in Meuse with anyone on record list more.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claude Jean Roussel
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1723
Joseph Paignat
Youngest
1749
Claude Jean Roussel
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Ribeaucourt
JP#2
Military
Joseph Paignat
1723–1807French general (1723-1807)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Ribeaucourt is known for
Share of Ribeaucourt’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
2 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Ribeaucourt
Who is the most famous person from Ribeaucourt?
Claude Jean Roussel (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joseph Paignat.
How many famous people were born in Ribeaucourt?
2 people born in Ribeaucourt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Ribeaucourt known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ribeaucourt?
Joseph Paignat, born in 1723. The youngest on the list was born in 1749.
Who counts as from Ribeaucourt?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ribeaucourt 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)
- Charles de Lorraine: El Greco, 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.