#157 famous people come from Remiremont, Clément Noël the best known
Clément Noël, the French alpine ski racer, is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. Since 1970, 20 were born, the most of any period. Births span 1576 to 1997, from Alix Le Clerc to Clémence Beretta. For every 10,000 residents there are 77.2 on the list, well above the typical Vosges town’s 4.8.
What stands out about Remiremont’s famous people
When Remiremont’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 11 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Remiremont
Two of the three are athletes.
#1Jules Méline
1838–1925French politician (1838-1925)
#3What Remiremont is known for
Remiremont has 1.4× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Remiremont
54 more, best known first.


Alix Le Clerc
1576–1622French founder of a religious order providing education to girls (1576-1622)



Sophie-Marie Larrouy
born 1984French comedian, actress, journalist and author











Sidonie Baba
1905–1973French music hall and cabaret singer, journalist, and poet (1905–1973)


Jean-François-Xavier Croissant
1775–1855French politician (1775-1855)


Nicolas Curien
born 1985Ph.D. Université Paris-Sud XI - Orsay 2011
Nicolas François Joseph Richard d'Aboncourt
1753–1813French politician (1753-1813)

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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Cornimont’s, with 8.
Cornimont · 12 miHubert Curien & 7 moreJDRupt-sur-Moselle · 7 miJean Desbordes & 4 more
Le Val-d'Ajol · 7 miPère Duval & 3 more
Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont · 1 miRené Dinkel
Saint-Nabord · 2 miMaurice FlayelleAGÉloyes · 5 miAndré Gravier
Saulxures-sur-Moselotte · 10 miJean Poirot
Xertigny · 10 miAndré SérotQuestions about famous people from Remiremont
Who is the most famous person from Remiremont?
Clément Noël (French alpine ski racer) is the best known by our measure: 29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jules Méline and Julien Absalon.
How many famous people were born in Remiremont?
57 people born in Remiremont have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 82 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 Remiremont known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 14 of the 57. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Remiremont?
Alix Le Clerc, born in 1576. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.
Who counts as from Remiremont?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Remiremont 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 (29)
- Clément Noël: Pierre Berendes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julien Absalon: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nabil Baha: mustapha_ennaimi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alix Le Clerc: Hermann Weyen Scan Furmeyer 27 jun 2008, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Chainel: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florent Claude: Pavel Hrdlička (Czech Wikipedia user Packa ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Gérard: Granada, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clémence Beretta: Bearas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fernand Bachmann: Nicolas Bachmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Bloch: Remiremont1938, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lecomte Thibault: Tchad, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Mougin: EdouardHue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Jardel: Agence Mondial, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Rodhain: De Montcorin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Baptiste Noël: Inconnu, XVIIIe siècle, France, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Audemard d'Alançon: Afterwork, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rémy Absalon: ComputerHotline derivative work: Sylenius, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidonie Baba: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Herth: Johann.h90, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Quenette: FREYSSELINARD, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Antoine Joseph Frédéric Puton: Jean-Pierre Puton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Curien: PadawanPatate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippe Lebœuf: François Goizé, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Curien: Jean Weber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Père Duval: Grentidez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Dinkel: Sabine Egenschwiller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Flayelle: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Poirot: Heliot88, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- André Sérot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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