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Politics & Law
Yvan Homel
1924–2010French politician (1924–2010)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · La Houssière, Vosges
A single famous person was born in La Houssière: Yvan Homel
In 1924, the French politician Yvan Homel was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. One language has an article about them so far. The nearest list is in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, 7 mi away: 57 names, starting with Kalidou Koulibaly.
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Yvan Homel
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1924
Yvan Homel
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in La Houssière
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges lists the most people: 57.
Questions about famous people from La Houssière
Who is the most famous person from La Houssière?
Yvan Homel (French politician (1924–2010)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in La Houssière?
1 people born in La Houssière have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
What is La Houssière 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 La Houssière?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Houssière 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)
- Edward Gardère: RodolfoJuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- André Lurçat: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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