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Barthélémy Étienne Parant
1742–1817French officer (1742-1817)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Lesse, Moselle
A single famous person was born in Lesse: Barthélémy Étienne Parant
The French officer Barthélémy Étienne Parant was born in 1742. Their birth falls before the Revolution. An article about them exists in one language. Within 8 mi, Créhange lists the most: 5, with Jean-Yves Masson first.
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Barthélémy Étienne Parant
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1742
Barthélémy Étienne Parant
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Créhange has the most on record: 5.
Questions about famous people from Lesse
Who is the most famous person from Lesse?
Barthélémy Étienne Parant (French officer (1742-1817)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Lesse?
1 people born in Lesse have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Lesse 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 Lesse?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lesse 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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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 (1)
- Jean-Yves Masson: Theodiscus, 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.