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Famous people · Saint-Mihiel, Meuse

Of the 30 famous people born in Saint-Mihiel, an unusual share are leaders

Jean Bérain père, the French artist, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Only one town in Meuse lists more. The largest group, 11, was born before the Revolution. Per head, the list is long: 79.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Meuse has 9.6.

#1 best knownJean Bérain pèreWriting & Arts · 1640–1711
+26more
Born here
30
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Bérain père
15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1567
Nicolas Cordier
Youngest
1976
Grégory Woimbée
Most common field
Politics & Law
12 people

What stands out about Saint-Mihiel’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Saint-Mihiel is known for

Set against the usual town, clergy and people of faith come out 3.4 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Through the years

When Saint-Mihiel’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 6 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century16001700180019002000Nicolas LebelStéphane LéoniNicolas CordierBenoît de Maillet
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFaithScience & MedicineMusicSportsMilitaryBusinessNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Saint-Mihiel

Languages with an article: 15 for Jean Bérain père, 13 for Benoît de Maillet, 12 for Jeanne Leleu.

Jean Bérain père#1
Writing & Arts

Jean Bérain père

1640–1711

French artist (1640-1711)

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Benoît de Maillet#2
Science & Medicine

Benoît de Maillet

1656–1738

French naturalists, biologist and diplomat (1656-1738)

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jeanne Leleu#3
Music

Jeanne Leleu

1898–1979

French composer (1898–1979)

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-Mihiel

27 more, 12 of them leaders.

Nicolas Lebel

Nicolas Lebel

1838–1891

French designer (1838–1891)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
NC

Nicolas Cordier

1567–1612

French artist (1567–1612)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Jacques Le Roy Ladurie

Jacques Le Roy Ladurie

1902–1988

French politician and union leader (1902–1988)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JS

Jean de Bertier de Sauvigny

1877–1926

French officer and politician (1877-1926)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
PP

Philippe Petitcolin

born 1952

French business executive

Charles Vallin

Charles Vallin

1903–1948

French politician (1903-1948)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Patrick O'Reilly

Patrick O'Reilly

1900–1988

Marist religious, ethnologist

Ceslas Spicq

Ceslas Spicq

1901–1992

French Dominican and biblical scholar (1901–1992)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
HC

Henri Jean-Baptiste de Bousmard de Chantereine

1749–1807

French politician (1749–1807)

Pierre Segretain

Pierre Segretain

1909–1950

French Army officer (1909-1950)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Mihiel

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Mihiel?

Jean Bérain père (French artist (1640-1711)) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Benoît de Maillet and Jeanne Leleu.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Mihiel?

30 people born in Saint-Mihiel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 49 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Saint-Mihiel known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 12 of the 30. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Mihiel?

Nicolas Cordier, born in 1567. The youngest on the list was born in 1976.

Who counts as from Saint-Mihiel?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Mihiel 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 (12)

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.