No one born in Friaize has made the famous people list yet
Courville-sur-Eure, 5 mi off, can claim 5 famous people, the best known François-Charles Panard. Famous people are on record for 100 of the towns in Eure-et-Loir. The longest list in Eure-et-Loir is Chartres’, with 160 names. After Chartres, the next longest list in Eure-et-Loir is Dreux’s, with 71.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Friaize (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Friaize yet.
Famous people born near Friaize
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Friaize
Who counts as from Friaize?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Friaize 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)
- François-Charles Panard: Jean François Gilles Colson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse-Gabriel Foucault: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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