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Business
Roland Mesnier
1944–2022French-American chef and former pastry chef at The White House
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Famous people · Bonnay, Doubs
A single famous person was born in Bonnay: Roland Mesnier
Roland Mesnier was born in 1944. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 7 languages. Of its neighbours, Besançon, 7 mi away, lists the most: 407, Victor Hugo first.
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Roland Mesnier
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1944
Roland Mesnier
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known
Born in Bonnay
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Bonnay, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Bonnay
Who is the most famous person from Bonnay?
Roland Mesnier (French-American chef and former pastry chef at The White House) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Bonnay?
1 people born in Bonnay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Bonnay known for?
Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.
Who counts as from Bonnay?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bonnay 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)
- Victor Hugo: Étienne Carjat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Bas: Jean-Christophe Bas, CC BY 4.0, 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.