#1Gérard Férey
1941–2017French chemist (1941-2017)
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The French chemist Gérard Férey was born in 1941. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 8 languages. Within 5 mi, Granville lists the most: 55, with Christian Dior first.

#1French chemist (1941-2017)
6 towns around it have someone on record.
Gérard Férey (French chemist (1941-2017)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
1 people born in Bréhal have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bréhal 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.
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