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Military
Gaston Billotte
1875–1940French military officer (1875-1940)
19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Sommeval, Aube
One famous person was born in Sommeval
In 1875, the French military officer Gaston Billotte was born. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Articles about them exist in 19 languages. Troyes, 11 mi away, has 214 on its list, the best known Urbain IV.
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Best known
Gaston Billotte
19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1875
Gaston Billotte
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Sommeval
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Troyes has the most on record: 214.
Questions about famous people from Sommeval
Who is the most famous person from Sommeval?
Gaston Billotte (French military officer (1875-1940)) is the best known by our measure: 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Sommeval?
1 people born in Sommeval have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Sommeval known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Sommeval?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sommeval 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)
- Urbain IV: Sailko, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Gobry: Isabelle Lamberto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominique Pagnier: Locust189, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.