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Famous people · Thonne-la-Long, Meuse

From 1720 to 1824, Thonne-la-Long was the birthplace of 2 famous people

At the top of the list is the French master clockmaker Jean-André Lepaute, covered in 7 languages. The list has one more: the French physician Lucien Corvisart. Jean-André Lepaute, the best known, was born in 1720. Go 11 mi to Longuyon and the list grows to 8, with Yvonne Fontaine at the top.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-André Lepaute
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1720
Jean-André Lepaute
Youngest
1824
Lucien Corvisart
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Thonne-la-Long

JL#1
Writing & Arts

Jean-André Lepaute

1720–1789

French master clockmaker

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LC#2
Science & Medicine

Lucien Corvisart

1824–1882

French physician (1824-1882)

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

What Thonne-la-Long is known for

1 of them work in Writing & Arts, 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 Thonne-la-Long

Who is the most famous person from Thonne-la-Long?

Jean-André Lepaute (French master clockmaker) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Lucien Corvisart.

How many famous people were born in Thonne-la-Long?

2 people born in Thonne-la-Long have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Thonne-la-Long known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Thonne-la-Long?

Jean-André Lepaute, born in 1720. The youngest on the list was born in 1824.

Who counts as from Thonne-la-Long?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Thonne-la-Long 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.