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Writing & Arts
Louis Bancel
1926–1978French artist (1926–1978)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette, Loire
The French artist Louis Bancel is the one famous person from Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette
The French artist Louis Bancel was born in 1926. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. 4 languages have an article about them. Just 6 mi away, Annonay’s list holds 35 names, Auguste Bravais the best known.
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Louis Bancel
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1926
Louis Bancel
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Writing & Arts
1 person
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Born in Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Annonay’s, with 35.
ABAnnonay · 6 miAuguste Bravais & 34 more
Bourg-Argental · 3 miFerdinand-François-Auguste Donnet & 10 moreAJPélussin · 7 miAndré Jullien & 6 more
Davézieux · 6 miÉtienne Montgolfier & 1 moreJGChanas · 10 miJoseph Giray & 1 moreALChavanay · 9 miAuguste Barthélemy LangloisPTSaint-Maurice-l'Exil · 9 miPierre de TarentaiseJDLe Péage-de-Roussillon · 9 miJean-Baptiste Dufeu
Bourg-Argental · 3 miFerdinand-François-Auguste Donnet & 10 moreAJPélussin · 7 miAndré Jullien & 6 moreDavézieux · 6 miÉtienne Montgolfier & 1 moreJGChanas · 10 miJoseph Giray & 1 moreALChavanay · 9 miAuguste Barthélemy LangloisPTSaint-Maurice-l'Exil · 9 miPierre de TarentaiseJDLe Péage-de-Roussillon · 9 miJean-Baptiste DufeuQuestions about famous people from Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette?
Louis Bancel (French artist (1926–1978)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette?
1 people born in Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette 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)
- Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Étienne Montgolfier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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