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Politics & Law
Maria Pacaut
1900–1974French politician (1900–1974)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Sebleouf · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Frans, Ain
The French politician Maria Pacaut is the one famous person from Frans
In 1900, the French politician Maria Pacaut was born. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. An article about them exists in one language. For more famous names, Villefranche-sur-Saône is 3 mi away: its list has 68, led by Benjamin Biolay.
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Maria Pacaut
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1900
Maria Pacaut
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Villefranche-sur-Saône’s, with 68.
Villefranche-sur-Saône · 3 miBenjamin Biolay & 67 moreDDTrévoux · 3 miDaniel Dagallier & 15 more
Gleizé · 4 miRudy Molard & 8 moreEBAnse · 5 miEugène Bussy & 3 moreJPSaint-Georges-de-Reneins · 5 miJean Plattard & 3 moreTCArnas · 4 miTimothé Cognat & 2 more
Reyrieux · 4 miAlbin Chalandon & 2 more
Fareins · 2 miÉtienne CarjatQuestions about famous people from Frans
Who is the most famous person from Frans?
Maria Pacaut (French politician (1900–1974)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Frans?
1 people born in Frans have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Frans 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 Frans?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Frans 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 (4)
- Benjamin Biolay: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudy Molard: FGphotographic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albin Chalandon: Ramsès Le Grand, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Étienne Carjat: Upload, stitch and restoration by Jebulon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.