Hippolyte Simon
1944–2020French Roman Catholic archbishop (1944-2020)
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Most widely known is Hippolyte Simon, the French Roman Catholic archbishop, with articles in 7 languages. The French historian Pierre Sineux ranks second, ahead of Siméon Bonnesœur-Bourginière. Nearby, Mortain-Bocage, 8 mi away, lists 15, led by Ferdinand André Fouqué. The list’s best known name, Hippolyte Simon, dates from 1944.
Hippolyte Simon has articles in 7 languages, Pierre Sineux in 1 and Siméon Bonnesœur-Bourginière in 1.
French Roman Catholic archbishop (1944-2020)
French historian
French politician
Faith leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Around it, Mortain-Bocage has the most people on record, 15 of them.
Hippolyte Simon (French Roman Catholic archbishop (1944-2020)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Sineux and Siméon Bonnesœur-Bourginière.
3 people born in Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Siméon Bonnesœur-Bourginière, born in 1754. The youngest on the list was born in 1961.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley 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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