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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Arnaud Lusamba
Born 1997
Romain Métanire
Born 1990
Adrien Backscheider
Born 1992
Ninon Guillon-Romarin
Born 1995
Ugo Humbert
Born 1998
Bryan Nouvier
Born 1995
Lucas Toussaint
Born 1996
Paul Brasme
Born 1997
Matthieu Udol
Born 1996
Loulou Robert
Born 1992
Jeanne Lehair
Born 1996
Bun Kenny
Born 1990
Vincent Pourchot
Born 1992
Héloïse Mansuy
Born 1997
Déborah Dangueuger
Born 1994
Alexandre Karolak
Born 1995
Étienne Ory
Born 1996
Ophélie Tonds
Born 1998
Sabrina Abdellahi
Born 1992
Djénéba Tandjan
Born 1993
Olivier Lusamba
Born 1993
Lionel Stoffel
Born 1991
Léo Bastien
Born 1993
Gautier Bernardelli
Born 1992
Vincent Peugnet
Born 1998