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Famous people · Marcenat, Cantal

A single famous person was born in Marcenat: Jean Verdier

In 1915, the French official Jean Verdier was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. 2 languages have an article about them. Famous people are on record for 71 of the towns in Cantal.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Verdier
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1915
Jean Verdier
The best known

Born in Marcenat

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Notable

Jean Verdier

1915–1974

French official (1915-1974)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗

Questions about famous people from Marcenat

Who is the most famous person from Marcenat?

Jean Verdier (French official (1915-1974)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Marcenat?

1 people born in Marcenat have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Who counts as from Marcenat?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marcenat 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.