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Military
Bernard Klotz
1926–2005French military personnel
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Marnay, Haute-Saône
Marnay, birthplace of the French military personnel Bernard Klotz
The French military personnel Bernard Klotz was born in 1926. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. The nearest list is in Besançon, 12 mi away: 407 names, starting with Victor Hugo.
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Best known
Bernard Klotz
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1926
Bernard Klotz
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Marnay
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Famous people from the towns next door
3 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Marnay
Who is the most famous person from Marnay?
Bernard Klotz (French military personnel) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Marnay?
1 people born in Marnay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Marnay known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Marnay?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marnay 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 (3)
- Victor Hugo: Étienne Carjat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Guy: Mme C. Moutet-Cholé, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Bas: Jean-Christophe Bas, CC BY 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.