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Film, TV & Stage
Max Dianville
1890–1954French film director
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Vincelles, Yonne
Max Dianville, born in 1890, is Vincelles’ famous person on record
The French film director Max Dianville was born in 1890. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in one language. Joseph Fourier tops the 105 names on record in Auxerre, 7 mi away.
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Max Dianville
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1890
Max Dianville
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Film, TV & Stage
1 person
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Born in Vincelles
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Auxerre: 105.
Questions about famous people from Vincelles
Who is the most famous person from Vincelles?
Max Dianville (French film director) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Vincelles?
1 people born in Vincelles have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Vincelles known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.
Who counts as from Vincelles?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vincelles 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 (1)
- Joseph Fourier: Julien-Léopold Boilly, 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.