ÉB#1
Business
Étienne-Henri Harouard du Beignon
1697–1765French ship captain, shipowner and slave trader
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Patrick Despoix · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · La Jarne, Charente-Maritime
One famous person was born in La Jarne
Étienne-Henri Harouard du Beignon was born in 1697. That places their birth before the Revolution. An article about them exists in one language. Nearby, La Rochelle, 5 mi away, lists 18, led by Dominique Souchet.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Étienne-Henri Harouard du Beignon
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1697
Étienne-Henri Harouard du Beignon
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known
Born in La Jarne
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, La Rochelle has the most on record: 18.
Questions about famous people from La Jarne
Who is the most famous person from La Jarne?
Étienne-Henri Harouard du Beignon (French ship captain, shipowner and slave trader) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in La Jarne?
1 people born in La Jarne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is La Jarne 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 La Jarne?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Jarne 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?
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Photo credits (2)
- Dominique Souchet: Jean Gérard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy: Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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