No one from Gorhey is on the famous people list yet
The longest list in Vosges is Épinal’s, with 138 names. After Épinal, the next longest list in Vosges is Remiremont’s, with 57. Émile Durkheim tops the 138 names on record in Épinal, 8 mi away. 130 towns in Vosges have at least one famous person on record.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Gorhey (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gorhey yet.
Famous people born near Gorhey
The neighbour with the most names is Épinal, at 138.
Questions about famous people from Gorhey
Who counts as from Gorhey?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gorhey 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 (3)
- Émile Durkheim: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Lang: Osmar Arouck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Sérot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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