BM#1
Military
Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey
1754–1842French soldier, politician and officer (1754-1842)
35 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Moncey, Doubs
Moncey has one famous person on record
Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey was born in 1754. Their birth falls before the Revolution. 35 languages have an article about them. Within 10 mi, Besançon lists the most: 407, with Victor Hugo first.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey
35 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1754
Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Moncey
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Besançon counts 407 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Moncey
Who is the most famous person from Moncey?
Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (French soldier, politician and officer (1754-1842)) is the best known by our measure: 35 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Moncey?
1 people born in Moncey have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Moncey known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Moncey?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Moncey 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.