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Famous people · Breteuil, Eure

2 famous people call Breteuil their birthplace

Most widely known is Nicole Duranton, the French politician, with articles in 4 languages. The only other name is the French politician Jean-Louis Lepouzé. A short trip away, Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton (6 mi) counts 13 famous people, Pascal Quignard among them. Fewer than a quarter of the 113 towns in Eure with famous people list more.

#1 best knownNicole DurantonPolitics & Law · born 1958
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Nicole Duranton
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1821
Jean-Louis Lepouzé
Youngest
1958
Nicole Duranton
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Breteuil

Nicole Duranton#1
Politics & Law

Nicole Duranton

born 1958

French politician

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Jean-Louis Lepouzé#2
Politics & Law

Jean-Louis Lepouzé

1821–1882

French politician (1821–1882)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton: 13.

Questions about famous people from Breteuil

Who is the most famous person from Breteuil?

Nicole Duranton (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Louis Lepouzé.

How many famous people were born in Breteuil?

2 people born in Breteuil have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Breteuil known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Breteuil?

Jean-Louis Lepouzé, born in 1821. The youngest on the list was born in 1958.

Who counts as from Breteuil?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Breteuil 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 (5)

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.