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Politics & Law
Guy Besse
1926–2017French politician (1926-2017)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Brion, Indre
Guy Besse, born in 1926, is Brion’s famous person on record
In 1926, the French politician Guy Besse was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in one language. The nearest list is in Châteauroux, 10 mi away: 117 names, starting with Gérard Depardieu.
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Guy Besse
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1926
Guy Besse
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Brion
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Châteauroux’s, with 117.
Questions about famous people from Brion
Who is the most famous person from Brion?
Guy Besse (French politician (1926-2017)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Brion?
1 people born in Brion have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Brion 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 Brion?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Brion 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 (2)
- Gérard Depardieu: Siebbi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Boutin: Benjamin Lemaire - Virtuo Presse, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.