#1Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc
1350–1385Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
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Articles in 8 languages make the cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc the best known. Behind the leader come Antoine-Sébastien Lavialle de Masmorel and Jacques Genois. The nearest list is in Brive-la-Gaillarde, 5 mi away: 97 names, starting with Pierre-André Latreille. Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc, the best known, was born in 1350.

The three are covered in 8, 2 and 1 languages: Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc, Antoine-Sébastien Lavialle de Masmorel and Jacques Genois.
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Clergy and people of faith are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Close by, the fullest list is Brive-la-Gaillarde’s, at 97 names.
Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc (Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine-Sébastien Lavialle de Masmorel and Jacques Genois.
3 people born in Donzenac 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.
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Pierre de Selve dit de Monteruc, born in 1350. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Donzenac 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.
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