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Military
Édouard Laurent
1896–1972French military personnel (1896–1972)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Velaines, Meuse
Velaines has just one famous person to its name: Édouard Laurent
In 1896, the French military personnel Édouard Laurent was born. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. An article about them exists in one language. The neighbour with the longest list is Bar-le-Duc, 8 mi away: 72, led by Raymond Poincaré.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Édouard Laurent
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1896
Édouard Laurent
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Velaines
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Bar-le-Duc’s, with 72.
Questions about famous people from Velaines
Who is the most famous person from Velaines?
Édouard Laurent (French military personnel (1896–1972)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Velaines?
1 people born in Velaines have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Velaines known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Velaines?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Velaines 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)
- Raymond Poincaré: Harris & Ewing, 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.