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Writing & Arts
Émile Bessière
1860–1944Playwright and lyricist
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Montsalès, Aveyron
Émile Bessière, born in 1860, is Montsalès’ famous person on record
Émile Bessière, the playwright and lyricist, was born in 1860. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Their name appears in an article in one language. For more famous names, Villefranche-de-Rouergue is 10 mi away: its list has 35, led by Alain Guiraudie.
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Émile Bessière
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1860
Émile Bessière
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Writing & Arts
1 person
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Born in Montsalès
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Villefranche-de-Rouergue: 35.
Questions about famous people from Montsalès
Who is the most famous person from Montsalès?
Émile Bessière (Playwright and lyricist) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Montsalès?
1 people born in Montsalès have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Montsalès known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Montsalès?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montsalès 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.
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Photo credits (2)
- Jean-François Champollion: Léon Cogniet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilles Poux: Fabien Narritsens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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