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Music
Éric Vincent
born 1946French singer-songwriter
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Forcé, Mayenne
Forcé has just one famous person to its name: Éric Vincent
The French singer-songwriter Éric Vincent was born in 1946. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. One language has an article about them so far. Within 4 mi, Laval lists the most: 173, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang first.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Éric Vincent
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1946
Éric Vincent
Most common field
Music
1 person
The best known
Born in Forcé
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Laval leads the towns around it, with 173 names.
Laval · 4 miPierre-Emerick Aubameyang & 172 more
Meslay-du-Maine · 9 miPhilippe Médard & 4 more
Montsûrs · 10 miAlphonse-Victor Angot & 2 moreHHBonchamp-lès-Laval · 3 miHenri Houdouin & 1 more
Changé · 6 miChristian d'Elva & 1 moreMSCossé-le-Vivien · 12 miMichel Sorin & 1 moreCMArgentré · 4 miCécyl MarcylGGSaint-Berthevin · 7 miGeorges GarotQuestions about famous people from Forcé
Who is the most famous person from Forcé?
Éric Vincent (French singer-songwriter) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Forcé?
1 people born in Forcé have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Forcé known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Forcé?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Forcé 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 (4)
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippe Médard: Fédération française de handball, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse-Victor Angot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian d'Elva: Maurice Dulac, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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