Marcel Roux
1878–1922French painter and engraver (1878-1922)
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Marcel Roux, the French painter and engraver, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are René de Thorigny and Vincent Fontan. Go 5 mi to L'Arbresle and the list grows to 13, with Rémi Garde at the top. Over 80 years of births, the list goes from René de Thorigny (1798) to Marcel Roux (1878).
Three names lead: Marcel Roux (5 languages), René de Thorigny (4) and Vincent Fontan (2).
French painter and engraver (1878-1922)
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Share of Bessenay’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The neighbour with the most names is L'Arbresle, at 13.
Marcel Roux (French painter and engraver (1878-1922)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come René de Thorigny and Vincent Fontan.
3 people born in Bessenay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
René de Thorigny, born in 1798. The youngest on the list was born in 1878.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bessenay 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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