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Famous people · Thilouze, Indre-et-Loire

Thilouze, birthplace of the French painter and engraver Victor Dutertre

In 1850, the French painter and engraver Victor Dutertre was born. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. One language has an article about them so far. Chambray-lès-Tours, 10 mi off, can claim 22 famous people, the best known Mikaël Silvestre.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Victor Dutertre
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1850
Victor Dutertre
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Thilouze

VD#1
Writing & Arts

Victor Dutertre

1850–1937

French painter and engraver

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Chambray-lès-Tours’, at 22 names.

Questions about famous people from Thilouze

Who is the most famous person from Thilouze?

Victor Dutertre (French painter and engraver) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Thilouze?

1 people born in Thilouze have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Thilouze known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who counts as from Thilouze?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Thilouze 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).

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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.