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Famous people · Tournemire, Cantal

Édouard Marty, born in 1851, is Tournemire’s famous person on record

Édouard Marty came into the world in 1851. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Nearby, Aurillac, 9 mi away, lists 104, led by Paul Doumer.

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Best known
Édouard Marty
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1851
Édouard Marty
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Tournemire

ÉM#1
Writing & Arts

Édouard Marty

1851–1913

French painter, illustrator, draftsperson and watercolorist

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Aurillac lists the most people: 104.

Questions about famous people from Tournemire

Who is the most famous person from Tournemire?

Édouard Marty (French painter, illustrator, draftsperson and watercolorist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Tournemire?

1 people born in Tournemire have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Tournemire 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 Tournemire?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tournemire 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).

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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.