EH#1
Science & Medicine
Emmanuel Hédon
1863–1933French physician (1863-1933)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Burie, Charente-Maritime
Burie is the birthplace of 4 famous people
The best known is the French physician Emmanuel Hédon, with articles in 3 languages. The next two names are Goulebenéze and Jean-Octave Lauraine. From Emmanuel Hédon to Pierre Pommarède, the births on the list run from 1863 to 1929. Fewer than a quarter of the 114 towns in Charente-Maritime with famous people list more.
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Emmanuel Hédon
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1863
Emmanuel Hédon
Youngest
1929
Pierre Pommarède
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Burie
The three are covered in 3, 2 and 2 languages: Emmanuel Hédon, Goulebenéze and Jean-Octave Lauraine.
G#2
Writing & Arts
Goulebenéze
1877–1952French poet
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JL#3
Politics & Law
Jean-Octave Lauraine
1864–1934French politician (1864–1934)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years
When Burie’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1860s than in any other decade: 2.
Science & MedicineWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Burie is known for
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Burie
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
3 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Burie
Who is the most famous person from Burie?
Emmanuel Hédon (French physician (1863-1933)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Goulebenéze and Jean-Octave Lauraine.
How many famous people were born in Burie?
4 people born in Burie have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Burie known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Burie?
Emmanuel Hédon, born in 1863. The youngest on the list was born in 1929.
Who counts as from Burie?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Burie 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)
- Jean Monnet: Anonymous Unknown author (Keystone France), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hennessy: 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.