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Alexandre de Damas
1755–1840French politician and officer (1755–1840)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Brenat, Puy-de-Dôme
Alexandre de Damas, born in 1755, is Brenat’s famous person on record
The French politician and officer Alexandre de Damas was born in 1755. That places their birth before the Revolution. Their story is told in one language so far. For more famous names, Issoire is 3 mi away: its list has 26, led by Auguste Pomel.
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1
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Alexandre de Damas
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1755
Alexandre de Damas
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Brenat
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Issoire: 26.
Questions about famous people from Brenat
Who is the most famous person from Brenat?
Alexandre de Damas (French politician and officer (1755–1840)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Brenat?
1 people born in Brenat have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Brenat known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Brenat?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Brenat 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 (2)
- Auguste Pomel: Penne, J., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Tariol-Baugé: Jean Reutlinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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