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François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon
1607–1688French catholic bishop (1607-1688)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Manot, Charente
One famous person was born in Manot
The French Catholic bishop François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon was born in 1607. That places their birth before the Revolution. Readers can find them written up in one language. Just 5 mi away, Confolens’ list holds 17 names, Émile Roux the best known.
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François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1607
François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Confolens has the most people on record, 17 of them.
Questions about famous people from Manot
Who is the most famous person from Manot?
François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon (French catholic bishop (1607-1688)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Manot?
1 people born in Manot have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Manot known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who counts as from Manot?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Manot 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 (2)
- Émile Roux: Henri Manuel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yvonne Chollet: Madelgarius, 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.