No famous person born in Solgne is listed yet
A short trip away, Metz (11 mi) counts 434 famous people, Paul Verlaine among them. 162 towns in Moselle have at least one famous person on record. No town in Moselle lists more than Metz, with 434. Thionville has the second-longest list in Moselle, after Metz, with 103.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Solgne (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Solgne as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Solgne
Of the towns nearby, Metz lists the most people: 434.
Questions about famous people from Solgne
Who counts as from Solgne?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Solgne 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 (2)
- Paul Verlaine: Otto Wegener, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marguerite d'Anjou: William Henry Mote / Pierre Gustave Staal, 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.