49.1197° N, 6.1769° E
METZ
Most Famous People Born in Metz, France
- Notable people
- 824
- Peak decade
- 1890s
- Median birth year
- 1885
- Most distinctive
- Militar 6.7×
A garrison city on the French-German fault line, and it reads like one: the Militar and Officer benches are outsized for any town this size, with a Physician count bulging from the military medical tradition. Paul Verlaine was born in the shadow of those barracks, and the Painter thread hints at the Lorraine schools and the Pompidou-Metz generations still to come.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Metz during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Metz Is Known For
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Politician is Metz's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (95).
Metz over-indexes on militar — 6.7× the global rate.
Metz under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Metz's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Military
- Sports
- Art & Design
- Science
- Writing
- Other
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Antoine Louis
1723 - 1792
Laurent de Chazelles
1724 - 1808
Théodore de Tschudi
1727 - 1769
Michel-François de Couët du Vivier de Lorry
1727 - 1803
Jean-Baptiste Favart
1726 - 1806
Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas Thomas de Pange
1727 - 1774
Jacques Henri Lefebvre de Ladonchamps
1727 - 1815
Charles Paul Émile de Chérisey
1725 - 1799
Jean Melchior Goullet de Rugy
1727 - 1813
Claude Étienne Paquin de Vauzlemont
1723 - 1799
Jacques Dominique de Buzelet
1729 - 1812
Louis Jean François de Chérisey
1722 - 1794
Pierre Perrin de Saint-Marcel
1729 - 1811