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Jean Jarousseau
1729–1819French pastor (1729-1819)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Mainxe-Gondeville, Charente
One famous person was born in Mainxe-Gondeville
The French pastor Jean Jarousseau was born in 1729. Their birth falls before the Revolution. Readers can find them written up in one language. Of its neighbours, Cognac, 8 mi away, lists the most: 44, Jean Monnet first.
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Jean Jarousseau
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1729
Jean Jarousseau
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Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Mainxe-Gondeville
Who is the most famous person from Mainxe-Gondeville?
Jean Jarousseau (French pastor (1729-1819)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Mainxe-Gondeville?
1 people born in Mainxe-Gondeville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Who counts as from Mainxe-Gondeville?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mainxe-Gondeville 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 (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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