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Darry Cowl tops a list of 7 famous people born in Vittel

Articles in 18 languages make the French actor and musician Darry Cowl the best known. The next two names are Henri Varroy and Michèle Bernard-Requin. 5 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. Over 146 years of births, the list goes from Henri Varroy (1826) to Sébastien Serrière (1972).

#2 best knownHenri VarroyPolitics & Law · 1826–1883
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Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Darry Cowl
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1826
Henri Varroy
Youngest
1972
Sébastien Serrière
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
The best known

Born in Vittel

Darry Cowl, Henri Varroy and Michèle Bernard-Requin are written about in 18, 4 and 2 languages.

DC#1
Film, TV & Stage

Darry Cowl

1925–2006

French actor and musician (1925–2006)

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Henri Varroy#2
Politics & Law

Henri Varroy

1826–1883

French politician (1826-1883)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MB#3
Politics & Law

Michèle Bernard-Requin

1943–2019

French lawyer

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Vittel’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 3.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Michèle Bernard-RequinSébastien SerrièreHenri VarroyDarry Cowl
Film, TV & StagePolitics & LawNotableSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Vittel is known for

The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 2.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Vittel

Here are 4 more, born from 1946 to 1972.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Mirecourt, at 26.

Questions about famous people from Vittel

Who is the most famous person from Vittel?

Darry Cowl (French actor and musician (1925–2006)) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Varroy and Michèle Bernard-Requin.

How many famous people were born in Vittel?

7 people born in Vittel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 14 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 Vittel known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 2 of the 7. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vittel?

Henri Varroy, born in 1826. The youngest on the list was born in 1972.

Who counts as from Vittel?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vittel 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)

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.