Marin-Marie
1901–1987French painter (1901-1987)
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Marin-Marie, the French painter, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Julien Foisnet and Paul Laizé. Just 9 mi away, Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët’s list holds 15 names, Mikaël Cherel the best known. Fewer than a quarter of the 95 towns in Mayenne with famous people list more.
Marin-Marie, Julien Foisnet and Paul Laizé are written about in 5, 1 and 1 languages.
French painter (1901-1987)
French racing cyclist
French catholic priest (1905-1988)
Share of Fougerolles-du-Plessis’ famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët has the longest list next door: 15.
Marin-Marie (French painter (1901-1987)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Julien Foisnet and Paul Laizé.
3 people born in Fougerolles-du-Plessis have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Marin-Marie, born in 1901. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fougerolles-du-Plessis 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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