Hubert Lemaire
1750–1825French politician
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At the top of the list is the French politician Hubert Lemaire, covered in one language. The other is Jean Thomas, the French officer. Metz, 11 mi away, has 434 on its list, the best known Paul Verlaine. Born in 1750, Hubert Lemaire is the first name on record, and Jean Thomas, born in 1770, the most recent.
French politician
French officer (1770-1853)
Share of Cheminot’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The neighbour with the most names is Metz, at 434.
Metz · 11 miPaul Verlaine & 433 more
Pont-à-Mousson · 5 miMarguerite d'Anjou & 37 moreKSMontigny-lès-Metz · 10 miKiliann Sildillia & 11 more
Longeville-lès-Metz · 11 miLudovic Obraniak & 7 moreJHArs-sur-Moselle · 9 miJean-Louis Heinrich & 5 moreJMBlénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson · 6 miJoseph Magiera & 3 more
Scy-Chazelles · 11 miPierre-Dominique Bazaine & 1 more
Pagny-sur-Moselle · 6 miJean VautrinHubert Lemaire (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Thomas.
2 people born in Cheminot have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Hubert Lemaire, born in 1750. The youngest on the list was born in 1770.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cheminot 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.
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