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Famous people · Berjou, Orne

Georges Le Febvre, born in 1861, is Berjou’s famous person on record

Georges Le Febvre, the French painter, was born in 1861. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Readers can find them written up in one language. Within 8 mi, Flers lists the most: 18, with Guy Mollet first.

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1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Georges Le Febvre
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1861
Georges Le Febvre
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Berjou

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Writing & Arts

Georges Le Febvre

1861–1912

French painter (1861-1911)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Flers counts 18 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Berjou

Who is the most famous person from Berjou?

Georges Le Febvre (French painter (1861-1911)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Berjou?

1 people born in Berjou have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Berjou 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 Berjou?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Berjou 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).

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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.