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Notable
Marie-Louise Meunier
1890–1945French shopkeeper and resistance fighter during WW-II (1890–1945)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: This picture belongs to Xavier Caré . · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Genas, Rhône
Genas has one famous person on record
Marie-Louise Meunier came into the world in 1890. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Nearby, Bron, 5 mi away, lists 30, led by Éric Poulat.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marie-Louise Meunier
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1890
Marie-Louise Meunier
The best known
Born in Genas
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Bron has the most people on record, 30 of them.
ÉPBron · 5 miÉric Poulat & 29 moreMGDécines-Charpieu · 3 miMalo Gusto & 19 moreGSVaulx-en-Velin · 5 miGaël Da Silva & 6 moreKMMeyzieu · 3 miKhalis Merah & 1 moreJPSaint-Laurent-de-Mure · 4 miJean-Baptiste Poncet & 1 moreCRSaint-Priest · 4 miChristophe Rippert & 1 moreAOChassieu · 2 miAmbre Ouazar
Pusignan · 3 miJean Parédès
Pusignan · 3 miJean ParédèsQuestions about famous people from Genas
Who is the most famous person from Genas?
Marie-Louise Meunier (French shopkeeper and resistance fighter during WW-II (1890–1945)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Genas?
1 people born in Genas have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Who counts as from Genas?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Genas 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?
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Photo credits (1)
- Jean Parédès: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.