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Politics & Law
Jean II de Rohan
1452–1516Powerful lord of Brittany at the end of the 15th century
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · La Chèze, Côtes-d'Armor
A single famous person was born in La Chèze: Jean II de Rohan
Jean II de Rohan came into the world in 1452. Their birth falls before the Revolution. Articles about them exist in 6 languages. Nearby, Loudéac, 6 mi away, lists 26, led by Marylise Lebranchu.
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Jean II de Rohan
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1452
Jean II de Rohan
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Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in La Chèze
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Loudéac counts 26 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from La Chèze
Who is the most famous person from La Chèze?
Jean II de Rohan (Powerful lord of Brittany at the end of the 15th century) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in La Chèze?
1 people born in La Chèze 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 Chèze known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from La Chèze?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Chèze 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)
- Marylise Lebranchu: Marylise-Lebranchu.jpg : jyc1 derivative work: Jack Rabbit Slim's, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Cadic: Inconnu (avant 1929), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marsel Klerg: Konan Gireg, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.