JR#1
Film, TV & Stage
Jean Richard
1921–2001French actor (1921–2001)
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Bessines, Deux-Sèvres
The 2 famous people born in Bessines, led by Jean Richard
The best known is the French actor Jean Richard, with articles in 18 languages. The only other name is the French politician Georges Tessier. Go 3 mi to Niort and the list grows to 126, with Henri-Georges Clouzot at the top. Born in 1894, Georges Tessier is the first name on record, and Jean Richard, born in 1921, the most recent.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Richard
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1894
Georges Tessier
Youngest
1921
Jean Richard
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known
Born in Bessines
GT#2
Politics & Law
Georges Tessier
1894–1966French politician (1894-1966)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Bessines is known for
The largest field is Film, TV & Stage, with 1 people.
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 most names next door are in Niort: 126.
Niort · 3 miHenri-Georges Clouzot & 125 moreJBLa Crèche · 10 miJean-Baptiste Baujault & 5 moreCRAigondigné · 12 miClaude-René de Thibaut de La Rochethulon & 4 more
Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon · 10 miRené Caillié & 3 moreRPFrontenay-Rohan-Rohan · 3 miRené PaillerCGAiffres · 4 miCharles Bouchet de GrandmayHIÉchiré · 8 miHenry IngrandQuestions about famous people from Bessines
Who is the most famous person from Bessines?
Jean Richard (French actor (1921–2001)) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Georges Tessier.
How many famous people were born in Bessines?
2 people born in Bessines have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Bessines known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bessines?
Georges Tessier, born in 1894. The youngest on the list was born in 1921.
Who counts as from Bessines?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bessines 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 (2)
- Henri-Georges Clouzot: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Caillié: Amélie Legrand de Saint-Aubin, Public domain, 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.