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Science & Medicine
Madeleine Dissoubray
1917–2012French resistance fighter and teacher (1917-2012)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Morienne, Seine-Maritime
Morienne has just one famous person to its name: Madeleine Dissoubray
Madeleine Dissoubray, the French resistance fighter and teacher, was born in 1917. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. One language has an article about them so far. Go 11 mi to Blangy-sur-Bresle and the list grows to 3, with Charles Frechon at the top.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Madeleine Dissoubray
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1917
Madeleine Dissoubray
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Morienne
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Blangy-sur-Bresle has the longest list next door: 3.
Questions about famous people from Morienne
Who is the most famous person from Morienne?
Madeleine Dissoubray (French resistance fighter and teacher (1917-2012)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Morienne?
1 people born in Morienne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Morienne known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Morienne?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Morienne 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.
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.