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Politics & Law
Jean-Baptiste Fossard
1748–1801French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Vraiville, Eure
Jean-Baptiste Fossard, born in 1748, is Vraiville’s famous person on record
In 1748, the French politician Jean-Baptiste Fossard was born. That places their birth before the Revolution. Their name appears in an article in one language. Just 5 mi away, Elbeuf’s list holds 52 names, André Maurois the best known.
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Jean-Baptiste Fossard
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1748
Jean-Baptiste Fossard
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Vraiville
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Elbeuf leads the towns around it, with 52 names.
Elbeuf · 5 miAndré Maurois & 51 more
Louviers · 6 miMaurice Duruflé & 30 more
Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf · 6 miYassine Benzia & 7 moreELPont-de-l'Arche · 8 miEspérance Langlois & 3 more
Le Neubourg · 8 miJacques Charles Dupont de l'Eure & 2 more
Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf · 4 miBernard Leroy & 1 moreHBSaint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf · 4 miHenriette Brunet
Bosroumois · 7 miIsidore MailléQuestions about famous people from Vraiville
Who is the most famous person from Vraiville?
Jean-Baptiste Fossard (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Vraiville?
1 people born in Vraiville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Vraiville 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 Vraiville?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vraiville 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 (6)
- André Maurois: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Duruflé: Unknown photographer, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Yassine Benzia: Steindy 22:56, 13 June 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Charles Dupont de l'Eure: Nicolas Eustache Maurin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Leroy: Jean-Pierre SAGEOT, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isidore Maillé: Shelbeuf, 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.