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Famous people · Moislains, Somme

Ferdinand Carré tops a list of 2 famous people born in Moislains

Ferdinand Carré, the French engineer, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. The other is Antoine-Guillain Magniez, the French politician. The neighbour with the longest list is Péronne, 4 mi away: 27, led by Automne Pavia. Born in 1738, Antoine-Guillain Magniez is the first name on record, and Ferdinand Carré, born in 1824, the most recent.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ferdinand Carré
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1738
Antoine-Guillain Magniez
Youngest
1824
Ferdinand Carré
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Moislains

FC#1
Science & Medicine

Ferdinand Carré

1824–1900

French engineer

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AM#2
Politics & Law

Antoine-Guillain Magniez

1738–1823

French politician

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

What Moislains is known for

Share of Moislains’ famous people in each field.

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

The fullest list close by belongs to Péronne, with 27.

Questions about famous people from Moislains

Who is the most famous person from Moislains?

Ferdinand Carré (French engineer) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine-Guillain Magniez.

How many famous people were born in Moislains?

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

What is Moislains known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Moislains?

Antoine-Guillain Magniez, born in 1738. The youngest on the list was born in 1824.

Who counts as from Moislains?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Moislains 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.

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.