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Famous people · Gidy, Loiret

Aimé Sévin-Mareau, born in 1786, is Gidy’s famous person on record

Aimé Sévin-Mareau, the French politician, was born in 1786. Their birth falls before the Revolution. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. The neighbour with the longest list is Orléans, 7 mi away: 368, led by Robert II de France.

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Aimé Sévin-Mareau
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1786
Aimé Sévin-Mareau
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Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Gidy

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Politics & Law

Aimé Sévin-Mareau

1786–1868

French politician (1786-1868)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Orléans has the most on record: 368.

Questions about famous people from Gidy

Who is the most famous person from Gidy?

Aimé Sévin-Mareau (French politician (1786-1868)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Gidy?

1 people born in Gidy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Gidy known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who counts as from Gidy?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gidy 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).

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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.