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Famous people · Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain, Meuse

Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain’s famous people span 183 years: 2 births from 1757 to 1940

Articles in 2 languages make the French politician and journalist Bernard Schreiner the best known. The other is Jean-Pierre Henry, the French officer. Yvonne Fontaine tops the 8 names on record in Longuyon, 5 mi away. The list’s best known name, Bernard Schreiner, dates from 1940.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Bernard Schreiner
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1757
Jean-Pierre Henry
Youngest
1940
Bernard Schreiner
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain

BS#1
Politics & Law

Bernard Schreiner

1940–2002

French politician and journalist (1940-2002)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JH#2
Military

Jean-Pierre Henry

1757–1835

French officer (1757–1835)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain is known for

1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest 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

Around it, Longuyon has the most people on record, 8 of them.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain?

Bernard Schreiner (French politician and journalist (1940-2002)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Pierre Henry.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain?

2 people born in Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain 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 Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain?

Jean-Pierre Henry, born in 1757. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.

Who counts as from Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain 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.

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.