René Schwartz
1906–1960French politician (1906-1960)
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Photo: Unknown author Unknown author or not provided · Public domainRené Schwartz, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The French painter Greg Gawra ranks second, ahead of Zézé Mago. Nearby, Thionville, 5 mi away, lists 103, led by Frédéric Weis. Born in 1906, René Schwartz is the first name on record, and Greg Gawra, born in 1954, the most recent.
René Schwartz, Greg Gawra and Zézé Mago are written about in 2, 1 and 1 languages.
French politician (1906-1960)
French painter
French singer-songwriter
Share of Nilvange’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Thionville has the longest list next door: 103.
Thionville · 5 miFrédéric Weis & 102 morePHAlgrange · 1 miPhilippe Hinschberger & 12 more
Knutange · 1 miClaude Frisoni & 2 moreJMFontoy · 3 miJean-Pierre Mérot & 2 more
Uckange · 5 miCarmelo Micciche & 2 moreEBFlorange · 4 miEl Hedi Belameiri & 1 morePGTerville · 4 miPierre Gillet & 1 more
Hayange · 1 miMathieu JaminetRené Schwartz (French politician (1906-1960)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Greg Gawra and Zézé Mago.
3 people born in Nilvange 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.
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
René Schwartz, born in 1906. The youngest on the list was born in 1954.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nilvange 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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