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Famous people · Talange, Moselle

The 2 famous people born in Talange, led by Francis Piasecki

Francis Piasecki, the French footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. The other is Roger Engel, the French botanist. Just 2 mi away, Amnéville’s list holds 6 names, Patrick Battiston the best known. Only 39 of the 162 towns in Moselle with anyone on record list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Francis Piasecki
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1923
Roger Engel
Youngest
1951
Francis Piasecki
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Talange

FP#1
Sports

Francis Piasecki

1951–2018

French footballer (1951-2018)

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
RE#2
Science & Medicine

Roger Engel

1923–2018

French botanist (1923-2018)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Talange is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 1.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Amnéville counts 6 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Talange

Who is the most famous person from Talange?

Francis Piasecki (French footballer (1951-2018)) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Roger Engel.

How many famous people were born in Talange?

2 people born in Talange have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Talange known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Talange?

Roger Engel, born in 1923. The youngest on the list was born in 1951.

Who counts as from Talange?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Talange 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)

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.