Rose Caron
1857–1930French opera singer (1857–1930)
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The best known is the French opera singer Rose Caron, with articles in 9 languages. The other is Louis Gidouin, the French politician. Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire tops the 40 names on record in Étampes, 8 mi away. The list’s best known name, Rose Caron, dates from 1857.
French opera singer (1857–1930)
French politician
1 of them work in Music, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Nearby, Étampes has the most on record, with 40.
Rose Caron (French opera singer (1857–1930)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Gidouin.
2 people born in Monnerville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Louis Gidouin, born in 1727. The youngest on the list was born in 1857.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Monnerville 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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