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Famous people · Dieuze, Moselle

Of the 13 famous people born in Dieuze, an unusual share are leaders

Charles Hermite, the French mathematician, is the most widely known, written about in 54 languages. The French painter Émile Friant ranks second, ahead of Charles-Louis de Ficquelmont. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 5 were born, the most of any period. From Nicolas Louis Crousse to Christine Herzog, the births on the list run from 1747 to 1968.

#1 best knownCharles HermiteScience & Medicine · 1822–1901
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Born here
13
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Hermite
54 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1747
Nicolas Louis Crousse
Youngest
1968
Christine Herzog
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people

What stands out about Dieuze’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Dieuze

By how many languages cover them, Charles Hermite comes first (54), then Émile Friant (40) and Charles-Louis de Ficquelmont (15).

Charles Hermite#1
Science & Medicine

Charles Hermite

1822–1901

French mathematician (1822-1901)

54 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
ÉF#2
Writing & Arts

Émile Friant

1863–1932

French painter (1863-1932)

40 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Charles-Louis de Ficquelmont#3
Politics & Law

Charles-Louis de Ficquelmont

1777–1857

Austrian politician (1777-1857)

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Dieuze is known for

Dieuze has 1.9× the usual share of leaders.

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

Through the years

When Dieuze’s famous people were born

The 1900s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Burkhart Müller-HillebrandEdmond ArnouldChristine HerzogCharles-Louis de FicquelmontÉmile Friant
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMilitary

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Dieuze

Of the other 10, 5 are leaders.

MF

Maurice de Foblant

1817–1892

French journalist and politician (1817-1892)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Morhange: 4.

Questions about famous people from Dieuze

Who is the most famous person from Dieuze?

Charles Hermite (French mathematician (1822-1901)) is the best known by our measure: 54 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Émile Friant and Charles-Louis de Ficquelmont.

How many famous people were born in Dieuze?

13 people born in Dieuze have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 25 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 Dieuze known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 6 of the 13. That is 46% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dieuze?

Nicolas Louis Crousse, born in 1747. The youngest on the list was born in 1968.

Who counts as from Dieuze?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dieuze 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 (3)

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.