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Zéphirin Jégard
born 1935French Esperantist
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Grâce-Uzel, Côtes-d'Armor
A single famous person was born in Grâce-Uzel: Zéphirin Jégard
Zéphirin Jégard, the French esperantist, was born in 1935. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. The nearest list is in Loudéac, 5 mi away: 26 names, starting with Marylise Lebranchu.
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Zéphirin Jégard
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1935
Zéphirin Jégard
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The longest list nearby is Loudéac’s, with 26.
Questions about famous people from Grâce-Uzel
Who is the most famous person from Grâce-Uzel?
Zéphirin Jégard (French Esperantist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Grâce-Uzel?
1 people born in Grâce-Uzel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Who counts as from Grâce-Uzel?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Grâce-Uzel 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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Photo credits (4)
- Marylise Lebranchu: Marylise-Lebranchu.jpg : jyc1 derivative work: Jack Rabbit Slim's, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marsel Klerg: Konan Gireg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danielle Bousquet: JulieSavary, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Ange Marie Le Bris: Le Tour du monde (based on a photography), 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.