#13 famous people come from Uckange, Carmelo Micciche the best known
Articles in 10 languages make the footballer Carmelo Micciche the best known. Second place goes to the French politician Joël Guerriau, third to Paul Harter. The neighbour with the longest list is Amnéville, 4 mi away: 6, led by Patrick Battiston. Carmelo Micciche, born in 1963, is the youngest, and Paul Harter, born in 1897, the first on record.
Born in Uckange
Two of the three are leaders.
#1
#2Joël Guerriau
born 1957French politician
Paul Harter
1897–1970French politician (1897-1970)
What Uckange is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Amnéville has the most people on record, 6 of them.
Questions about famous people from Uckange
Who is the most famous person from Uckange?
Carmelo Micciche (Footballer) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joël Guerriau and Paul Harter.
How many famous people were born in Uckange?
3 people born in Uckange 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.
What is Uckange known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Uckange?
Paul Harter, born in 1897. The youngest on the list was born in 1963.
Who counts as from Uckange?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Uckange 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 (4)
- Carmelo Micciche: Fredamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joël Guerriau: Paul Brounais, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Morlot: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stéphan Koziak: Le Gueulard, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.

