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Émile Hélitas
1843–1907French official (1843–1907)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Chamboret, Haute-Vienne
Chamboret has just one famous person to its name: Émile Hélitas
Émile Hélitas, the French official, was born in 1843. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Their name appears in an article in one language. Nearby, Bellac, 9 mi away, lists 12, led by Jean Giraudoux.
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Émile Hélitas
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1843
Émile Hélitas
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Bellac’s, at 12 names.
Questions about famous people from Chamboret
Who is the most famous person from Chamboret?
Émile Hélitas (French official (1843–1907)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Chamboret?
1 people born in Chamboret 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 Chamboret?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chamboret 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 (2)
- Jean Giraudoux: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hébras: Lagi loco (René J. Laglstorfer), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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