No famous person born in Lessy is listed yet
Within 4 mi, Metz lists the most: 434, with Paul Verlaine first. Famous people are on record for 162 of the towns in Moselle. Metz has the most of any town in Moselle: 434. After Metz, the next longest list in Moselle is Thionville’s, with 103.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Lessy (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lessy yet.
Famous people born near Lessy
Metz has the longest list next door: 434.
Metz · 4 miPaul Verlaine & 433 moreKSMontigny-lès-Metz · 3 miKiliann Sildillia & 11 more
Longeville-lès-Metz · 2 miLudovic Obraniak & 7 moreJHArs-sur-Moselle · 3 miJean-Louis Heinrich & 5 more
Le Ban-Saint-Martin · 2 miVictor Zvunka & 3 more
Woippy · 3 miVincent Gérard & 3 more
Scy-Chazelles · 1 miPierre-Dominique Bazaine & 1 moreVBMarange-Silvange · 7 miVincent Bracigliano & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Lessy
Who counts as from Lessy?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lessy 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 (5)
- Paul Verlaine: Otto Wegener, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludovic Obraniak: Roger Goraczniak, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Zvunka: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Gérard: Cyrille Largillier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre-Dominique Bazaine: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.