SF#1
Business
Sylvain Floirat
1899–1993French business man (1899–1993)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Nailhac, Dordogne
Nailhac has one famous person on record
Sylvain Floirat, the French business man, was born in 1899. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. 4 languages have an article about them. The nearest list is in Terrasson-Lavilledieu, 9 mi away: 6 names, starting with Roger Ranoux.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Sylvain Floirat
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1899
Sylvain Floirat
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known
Born in Nailhac
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Terrasson-Lavilledieu: 6.
Questions about famous people from Nailhac
Who is the most famous person from Nailhac?
Sylvain Floirat (French business man (1899–1993)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Nailhac?
1 people born in Nailhac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Nailhac known for?
Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.
Who counts as from Nailhac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nailhac 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.
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- Pierre Lachambeaudie: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.