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Writing & Arts
Louis Félix Guesnet
1843–1907French painter (1843–1907)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Gilles Guillamot · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Fitz-James, Oise
Fitz-James, birthplace of the French painter Louis Félix Guesnet
Louis Félix Guesnet, the French painter, was born in 1843. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. 2 languages have an article about them. Within 1 mi, Clermont lists the most: 7, with Louis Ier de Bourbon first.
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Louis Félix Guesnet
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1843
Louis Félix Guesnet
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Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Fitz-James
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Famous people from the towns next door
Clermont leads the towns around it, with 7 names.
Questions about famous people from Fitz-James
Who is the most famous person from Fitz-James?
Louis Félix Guesnet (French painter (1843–1907)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Fitz-James?
1 people born in Fitz-James have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Fitz-James 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 Fitz-James?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fitz-James 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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Photo credits (5)
- Louis Ier de Bourbon: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mechack Jérôme: Jorge Mejía peralta from Managua, Nicaragua, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Tiffeneau: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Just Haüy: Ambroise Tardieu (1788-1841), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Doriot: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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