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Writing & Arts
André Poirson
1920–2003French painter (1920-2003)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Moriville, Vosges
Moriville, birthplace of the French painter André Poirson
The French painter André Poirson was born in 1920. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their name appears in an article in one language. For more famous names, Rambervillers is 9 mi away: its list has 18, led by Paul Constant Billot.
Born here
1
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Best known
André Poirson
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1920
André Poirson
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Moriville
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Rambervillers counts 18 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Moriville
Who is the most famous person from Moriville?
André Poirson (French painter (1920-2003)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Moriville?
1 people born in Moriville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Moriville known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Moriville?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Moriville 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 (2)
- Paul Constant Billot: E. Pirodon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Barrès: Auguste Léon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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