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Joseph Besset
1890–1959French entrepreneur and business owner (1890–1959)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Vanosc, Ardèche
Vanosc has one famous person on record
Joseph Besset, the French entrepreneur and business owner, was born in 1890. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Nearby, Annonay, 6 mi away, lists 35, led by Auguste Bravais.
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Joseph Besset
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1890
Joseph Besset
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Business
1 person
The best known
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Annonay’s, at 35 names.
Questions about famous people from Vanosc
Who is the most famous person from Vanosc?
Joseph Besset (French entrepreneur and business owner (1890–1959)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Vanosc?
1 people born in Vanosc have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Vanosc known for?
Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.
Who counts as from Vanosc?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vanosc 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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Photo credits (2)
- Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Étienne Montgolfier: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.