JP#1
Sports
Jacques Pras
1924–1992Road bicycle racer (1924–1992)
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Bréville, Charente
2 famous people were born in Bréville
Jacques Pras, the road bicycle racer, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The list has one more: the French military personnel Georges Loizeau. Births span 1869 to 1924, from Georges Loizeau to Jacques Pras. Of its neighbours, Cognac, 7 mi away, lists the most: 44, Jean Monnet first.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Pras
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1869
Georges Loizeau
Youngest
1924
Jacques Pras
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Bréville
GL#2
Military
Georges Loizeau
1869–1945French military personnel
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Bréville is known for
Share of Bréville’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Bréville, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Bréville
Who is the most famous person from Bréville?
Jacques Pras (Road bicycle racer (1924–1992)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Georges Loizeau.
How many famous people were born in Bréville?
2 people born in Bréville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Bréville known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bréville?
Georges Loizeau, born in 1869. The youngest on the list was born in 1924.
Who counts as from Bréville?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bréville 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 (3)
- Jean Monnet: Anonymous Unknown author (Keystone France), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Boujut: JLPC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hennessy: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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