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Famous people · Ladiville, Charente

The French legal scholar Maurice Hauriou is the one famous person from Ladiville

The French legal scholar Maurice Hauriou was born in 1856. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. 18 languages have an article about them. For more famous names, Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire is 5 mi away: its list has 16, led by Renaud Lavillenie.

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Maurice Hauriou
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1856
Maurice Hauriou
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Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Ladiville

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Science & Medicine

Maurice Hauriou

1856–1929

French legal scholar (1856–1929)

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Questions about famous people from Ladiville

Who is the most famous person from Ladiville?

Maurice Hauriou (French legal scholar (1856–1929)) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Ladiville?

1 people born in Ladiville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Ladiville known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who counts as from Ladiville?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ladiville 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.

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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.