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Dompierre, birthplace of the French composer and music theorist Sébastien de Brossard

In 1655, the French composer and music theorist Sébastien de Brossard was born. That places their birth before the Revolution. 10 languages have an article about them. Of its neighbours, Flers, 8 mi away, lists the most: 18, Guy Mollet first.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Sébastien de Brossard
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1655
Sébastien de Brossard
Most common field
Music
1 person
The best known

Born in Dompierre

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Music

Sébastien de Brossard

1655–1730

French composer and music theorist

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The best known from each town within 12 mi of Dompierre, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Dompierre

Who is the most famous person from Dompierre?

Sébastien de Brossard (French composer and music theorist) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Dompierre?

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

What is Dompierre 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 Dompierre?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dompierre 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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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.

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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.