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Famous people · Lorquin, Moselle

The 4 famous people born in Lorquin, led by Jules Crevaux

At the top of the list is the explorer Jules Crevaux, covered in 15 languages. The next two names are Nicolas Marin Thiry and Charles Nicolas Friant. Fewer than a quarter of the 162 towns in Moselle with famous people list more. Soldiers and sailors make up the largest group, 3 of them.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jules Crevaux
15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1734
Jean Théodore Colle
Youngest
1847
Jules Crevaux
Most common field
Military
3 people
The best known

Born in Lorquin

Soldiers and sailors take two of the three places.

JC#1
Science & Medicine

Jules Crevaux

1847–1882

Explorer (1847-1882)

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
NT#2
Military

Nicolas Marin Thiry

1769–1827

French soldier (1769–1827)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
CF#3
Military

Charles Nicolas Friant

1818–1886

French soldier

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Lorquin’s famous people were born

The 1840s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to Empire175018001850Jean Théodore ColleCharles Nicolas FriantNicolas Marin ThiryJules Crevaux
MilitaryScience & Medicine

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

Known for

What Lorquin is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 18.2 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Lorquin

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Lorquin

Who is the most famous person from Lorquin?

Jules Crevaux (Explorer (1847-1882)) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Nicolas Marin Thiry and Charles Nicolas Friant.

How many famous people were born in Lorquin?

4 people born in Lorquin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Lorquin known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lorquin?

Jean Théodore Colle, born in 1734. The youngest on the list was born in 1847.

Who counts as from Lorquin?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lorquin 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 (1)

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.