#1Claude Frisoni
born 1954French actor, writer and theatre director
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Best known of all is Claude Frisoni, written about in 5 languages. Hippolyte Ramel is second and Émile Engel third. The nearest list is in Thionville, 5 mi away: 103 names, starting with Frédéric Weis. The list runs from Hippolyte Ramel, born in 1908, to Claude Frisoni, born in 1954.

Two of the three are leaders.
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The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
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Thionville has the longest list next door: 103.
Thionville · 5 miFrédéric Weis & 102 morePHAlgrange · 2 miPhilippe Hinschberger & 12 moreRSNilvange · 1 miRené Schwartz & 2 moreJMFontoy · 2 miJean-Pierre Mérot & 2 more
Uckange · 6 miCarmelo Micciche & 2 moreEBFlorange · 4 miEl Hedi Belameiri & 1 morePGTerville · 4 miPierre Gillet & 1 more
Hayange · 1 miMathieu JaminetClaude Frisoni (French actor, writer and theatre director) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Hippolyte Ramel and Émile Engel.
3 people born in Knutange have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Hippolyte Ramel, born in 1908. The youngest on the list was born in 1954.
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