Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 434 famous people born in Metz

Paul Verlaine (French poet (1844-1896)) is the best known by our measure: 118 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Victor Poncelet and Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince.

434 people born in Metz have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 889 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 94 of the 434. That is 22% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Johannes Polyander à Kerkhoven, born in 1568. The youngest on the list was born in 2009.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Metz 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.

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.