Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 103 famous people born in Thionville

Frédéric Weis (French basketball player (born 1977)) is the best known by our measure: 22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Benjamin Corgnet and Rémi Ochlik.

103 people born in Thionville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 150 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, athletes: 27 of the 103. That is 26% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

François-Michel Durand de Distroff, born in 1714. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Thionville 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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