FG#1
Film, TV & Stage
Francis Girod
1944–2006French film director, actor, screenwriter (1944–2006)
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Semblançay, Indre-et-Loire
The 2 famous people born in Semblançay, led by Francis Girod
Best known of all is Francis Girod, written about in 22 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Louis-Jérôme Gohier. A short trip away, Tours (9 mi) counts 369 famous people, Honoré de Balzac among them. The earliest on the list is Louis-Jérôme Gohier, born in 1746, and the youngest Francis Girod, born in 1944.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Francis Girod
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1746
Louis-Jérôme Gohier
Youngest
1944
Francis Girod
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known
Born in Semblançay
LG#2
Politics & Law
Louis-Jérôme Gohier
1746–1830French politician (1746-1830)
16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Semblançay is known for
Share of Semblançay’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Tours has the longest list next door: 369.
Questions about famous people from Semblançay
Who is the most famous person from Semblançay?
Francis Girod (French film director, actor, screenwriter (1944–2006)) is the best known by our measure: 22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis-Jérôme Gohier.
How many famous people were born in Semblançay?
2 people born in Semblançay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Semblançay known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Semblançay?
Louis-Jérôme Gohier, born in 1746. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.
Who counts as from Semblançay?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Semblançay 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)
- Honoré de Balzac: Louis-Auguste Bisson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gaston Monmousseau: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.