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Gilbert Affre
1918–1982French engineer and ornithologist
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Prémian, Hérault
Prémian has just one famous person to its name: Gilbert Affre
Gilbert Affre, the French engineer and ornithologist, was born in 1918. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their name appears in an article in one language. The longest list in Hérault is Montpellier’s, with 604 names.
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Gilbert Affre
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1918
Gilbert Affre
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Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Prémian
Questions about famous people from Prémian
Who is the most famous person from Prémian?
Gilbert Affre (French engineer and ornithologist) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Prémian?
1 people born in Prémian have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Prémian known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Prémian?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Prémian 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.
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.