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Famous people · Marcilly-le-Hayer, Aube

Marcilly-le-Hayer is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Articles in 3 languages make the French actress Maaike Jansen the best known. The only other name is the French sculptor Angélique. Nearby, Nogent-sur-Seine, 12 mi away, lists 10, led by Frédéric Kowal. Maaike Jansen (1941) and Angélique (1957) mark the two ends of the list.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Maaike Jansen
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1941
Maaike Jansen
Youngest
1957
Angélique
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known

Born in Marcilly-le-Hayer

MJ#1
Film, TV & Stage

Maaike Jansen

1941–2025

French actress

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Marcilly-le-Hayer is known for

The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 1.

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

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Famous people from the towns next door

1 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Marcilly-le-Hayer

Who is the most famous person from Marcilly-le-Hayer?

Maaike Jansen (French actress) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Angélique.

How many famous people were born in Marcilly-le-Hayer?

2 people born in Marcilly-le-Hayer have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Marcilly-le-Hayer known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Marcilly-le-Hayer?

Maaike Jansen, born in 1941. The youngest on the list was born in 1957.

Who counts as from Marcilly-le-Hayer?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marcilly-le-Hayer 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.

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.