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Film, TV & Stage
Louise Silvain
1874–1930French actress (1874–1930)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Vitry-le-Croisé, Aube
One famous person was born in Vitry-le-Croisé
The French actress Louise Silvain was born in 1874. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Go 9 mi to Bar-sur-Aube and the list grows to 23, with Gaston Bachelard at the top.
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1
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Best known
Louise Silvain
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1874
Louise Silvain
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known
Born in Vitry-le-Croisé
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Famous people from the towns next door
Bar-sur-Aube leads the towns around it, with 23 names.
Questions about famous people from Vitry-le-Croisé
Who is the most famous person from Vitry-le-Croisé?
Louise Silvain (French actress (1874–1930)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Vitry-le-Croisé?
1 people born in Vitry-le-Croisé have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Vitry-le-Croisé known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.
Who counts as from Vitry-le-Croisé?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vitry-le-Croisé 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 (1)
- Jeanne Ire de Navarre: Anonymous Unknown author, 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.