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Famous people · Plainfaing, Vosges

2 famous people were born in Plainfaing

Most widely known is Maurice Jacquel, the French amateur wrestler, with articles in 5 languages. The other is Paul Marcillat, the French politician. Of its neighbours, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, 9 mi away, lists the most: 57, Kalidou Koulibaly first. Only 29 of the 130 towns in Vosges with anyone on record list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Maurice Jacquel
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1849
Paul Marcillat
Youngest
1929
Maurice Jacquel
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Plainfaing

MJ#1
Sports

Maurice Jacquel

1929–2004

French amateur wrestler (1929-2004)

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

Paul Marcillat

1849–1911

French politician (1849-1911)

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

What Plainfaing 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 around it, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges has the most on record: 57.

Questions about famous people from Plainfaing

Who is the most famous person from Plainfaing?

Maurice Jacquel (French amateur wrestler (1929-2004)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Paul Marcillat.

How many famous people were born in Plainfaing?

2 people born in Plainfaing have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Plainfaing 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 Plainfaing?

Paul Marcillat, born in 1849. The youngest on the list was born in 1929.

Who counts as from Plainfaing?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plainfaing 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 (1)

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.