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Famous people · Prisches, Nord

From 1736 to 1932, Prisches was the birthplace of 2 famous people

Jean-Ernest Ramez, the fencer, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Charles Louis Laurent Boyaval. A short trip away, Avesnes-sur-Helpe (8 mi) counts 25 famous people, Eugène Walckiers among them. The longest list of any town in Nord belongs to Lille, with 717.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Ernest Ramez
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1736
Charles Louis Laurent Boyaval
Youngest
1932
Jean-Ernest Ramez
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Prisches

JR#1
Sports

Jean-Ernest Ramez

1932–2020

Fencer (1932–2020)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CB#2
Politics & Law

Charles Louis Laurent Boyaval

1736–1814

French politician (1736-1814)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Prisches 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

Of the towns nearby, Avesnes-sur-Helpe lists the most people: 25.

Questions about famous people from Prisches

Who is the most famous person from Prisches?

Jean-Ernest Ramez (Fencer (1932–2020)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Louis Laurent Boyaval.

How many famous people were born in Prisches?

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

What is Prisches 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 Prisches?

Charles Louis Laurent Boyaval, born in 1736. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.

Who counts as from Prisches?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Prisches 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)

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.