EB#1
Sports
El Hedi Belameiri
born 1991Algerian and French footballer
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Photo: Fredamas · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Florange, Moselle
2 famous people were born in Florange
El Hedi Belameiri, the Algerian and French footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The other is Jean Turlier, the French actor. Within 3 mi, Thionville lists the most: 103, with Frédéric Weis first. Fewer than a quarter of the 162 towns in Moselle with famous people list more.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
El Hedi Belameiri
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1936
Jean Turlier
Youngest
1991
El Hedi Belameiri
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Florange
JT#2
Film, TV & Stage
Jean Turlier
born 1936French actor
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Florange is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 1 people.
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
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Florange
Who is the most famous person from Florange?
El Hedi Belameiri (Algerian and French footballer) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Turlier.
How many famous people were born in Florange?
2 people born in Florange have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Florange known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Florange?
Jean Turlier, born in 1936. The youngest on the list was born in 1991.
Who counts as from Florange?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Florange 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 (4)
- Frédéric Weis: UKBERRI.NET Uribe Kosta eta Erandioko agerkari digitala, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carmelo Micciche: Fredamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathieu Jaminet: Ted Barrett, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stéphan Koziak: Le Gueulard, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.