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Famous people · Vecoux, Vosges

Michel Vincent is the only name on the Vecoux list

Michel Vincent, the French politician, was born in 1918. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. An article about them exists in one language. Nearby, Remiremont, 4 mi away, lists 57, led by Clément Noël.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Michel Vincent
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1918
Michel Vincent
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Vecoux

MV#1
Politics & Law

Michel Vincent

1918–2005

French politician (1918-2005)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Remiremont leads the towns around it, with 57 names.

Questions about famous people from Vecoux

Who is the most famous person from Vecoux?

Michel Vincent (French politician (1918-2005)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Vecoux?

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

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who counts as from Vecoux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vecoux 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).

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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.