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Famous people · Cornimont, Vosges

8 famous people were born in Cornimont, most of them between 1914 and 1969

The best known is the French physicist Hubert Curien, with articles in 17 languages. Close behind are Christophe Mengin and Yvon Mougel. Only 10 of the 130 towns in Vosges with anyone on record list more. The list comes to 26.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.8 in the typical town in Vosges.

#1 best knownHubert CurienScience & Medicine · 1924–2005
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Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Hubert Curien
17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1911
Albert Littolff
Youngest
1968
Christophe Mengin
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people

What stands out about Cornimont’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Cornimont’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Christophe MenginHubert CurienYvon Mougel
Politics & LawScience & MedicineSportsNotableMilitaryBusinessWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Cornimont

Languages with an article: 17 for Hubert Curien, 16 for Christophe Mengin, 8 for Yvon Mougel.

Hubert Curien#1
Science & Medicine

Hubert Curien

1924–2005

French physicist

17 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Christophe Mengin#2
Sports

Christophe Mengin

born 1968

Racing cyclist

16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
YM#3
Notable

Yvon Mougel

born 1955

French biathlete

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Cornimont is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Cornimont

Of the other 5, 2 are leaders.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Remiremont has the longest list next door: 57.

Questions about famous people from Cornimont

Who is the most famous person from Cornimont?

Hubert Curien (French physicist) is the best known by our measure: 17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Christophe Mengin and Yvon Mougel.

How many famous people were born in Cornimont?

8 people born in Cornimont have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 15 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 Cornimont known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 8. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cornimont?

Albert Littolff, born in 1911. The youngest on the list was born in 1968.

Who counts as from Cornimont?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cornimont 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 (10)

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.