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Film, TV & Stage
Marguerite Brésil
1880–1961French stage actress
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Sermaises, Loiret
A single famous person was born in Sermaises: Marguerite Brésil
In 1880, the French stage actress Marguerite Brésil was born. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Articles about them exist in 6 languages. Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire heads the list in Étampes, 10 mi away, which has 40 names.
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Marguerite Brésil
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1880
Marguerite Brésil
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known
Born in Sermaises
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Étampes has the most on record, with 40.
Questions about famous people from Sermaises
Who is the most famous person from Sermaises?
Marguerite Brésil (French stage actress) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Sermaises?
1 people born in Sermaises have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Sermaises known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.
Who counts as from Sermaises?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sermaises 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?
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Photo credits (3)
- Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire: Ambroise Tardieu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie NDiaye: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippe Cara Costea: Michlef, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.