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Writing & Arts
Alain Le Foll
1934–1981French artist, designer, printmaker (1934–1981)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Gesnes, Mayenne
A single famous person was born in Gesnes: Alain Le Foll
Alain Le Foll came into the world in 1934. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. An article about them exists in one language. Within 10 mi, Laval lists the most: 173, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang first.
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Alain Le Foll
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1934
Alain Le Foll
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Gesnes
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Famous people from the towns next door
7 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Gesnes
Who is the most famous person from Gesnes?
Alain Le Foll (French artist, designer, printmaker (1934–1981)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Gesnes?
1 people born in Gesnes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Gesnes known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Gesnes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gesnes 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 (5)
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Lefebvre de Cheverus: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Richard: Fanseriesus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse-Victor Angot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian d'Elva: Maurice Dulac, Public domain, 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.