CH#1
Science & Medicine
Céleste Hardouin
1832–1904French teacher and activist (1832-1904)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Bréhémont, Indre-et-Loire
Bréhémont is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Céleste Hardouin, the French teacher and activist, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. One more name completes the list: Albert Quantin. The nearest list is in Chinon, 10 mi away: 33 names, starting with René Ouvrard. Over 18 years of births, the list goes from Céleste Hardouin (1832) to Albert Quantin (1850).
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Céleste Hardouin
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1832
Céleste Hardouin
Youngest
1850
Albert Quantin
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Bréhémont
AQ#2
Writing & Arts
Albert Quantin
1850–1933French publisher, printer and illustrator (1850–1933)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Bréhémont is known for
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 7 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Bréhémont
Who is the most famous person from Bréhémont?
Céleste Hardouin (French teacher and activist (1832-1904)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Albert Quantin.
How many famous people were born in Bréhémont?
2 people born in Bréhémont have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Bréhémont known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bréhémont?
Céleste Hardouin, born in 1832. The youngest on the list was born in 1850.
Who counts as from Bréhémont?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bréhémont 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)
- Antoine Brutus Menier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmond Tulasne: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gaston Monmousseau: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Barrier: Fonds Barrier, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Besnard: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), 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.