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Famous people · Bourgueil, Indre-et-Loire

From 1795 to 1955, Bourgueil was the birthplace of 5 famous people

Antoine Brutus Menier leads the list, covered in 5 languages. Close behind are Jacques Halbert and Monique Lejeune. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 3 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 13.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Indre-et-Loire has 0.9.

#1 best knownAntoine Brutus MenierBusiness · 1795–1853
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Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Antoine Brutus Menier
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1795
Antoine Brutus Menier
Youngest
1955
Jacques Halbert
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known

Born in Bourgueil

First, Antoine Brutus Menier (5 languages), then Jacques Halbert (5) and Monique Lejeune (2).

Antoine Brutus Menier#1
Business

Antoine Brutus Menier

1795–1853

French entrepreneur and founder of the Menier family of chocolatiers (1795–1853)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jacques Halbert#2
Writing & Arts

Jacques Halbert

born 1955

French artist (born 1955)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
ML#3
Film, TV & Stage

Monique Lejeune

1937–2026

French actress

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Bourgueil’s famous people were born

The 1790s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950Octave FoucherMonique LejeuneAntoine Brutus Menier
BusinessWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageFaithPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Bourgueil is known for

The field with the most names is Business: 1.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Bourgueil

The other 2 span the years 1844 to 1862.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Chinon leads the towns around it, with 33 names.

Questions about famous people from Bourgueil

Who is the most famous person from Bourgueil?

Antoine Brutus Menier (French entrepreneur and founder of the Menier family of chocolatiers (1795–1853)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques Halbert and Monique Lejeune.

How many famous people were born in Bourgueil?

5 people born in Bourgueil have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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 Bourgueil known for?

Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 5. That is 20% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bourgueil?

Antoine Brutus Menier, born in 1795. The youngest on the list was born in 1955.

Who counts as from Bourgueil?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bourgueil 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 (3)

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.