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Politics & Law
Henry Catherine Brenet
1764–1824French politician and physician (1764-1824)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Moissey, Jura
Moissey has just one famous person to its name: Henry Catherine Brenet
Henry Catherine Brenet, the French politician and physician, was born in 1764. Their birth falls before the Revolution. An article about them exists in one language. A short trip away, Dole (8 mi) counts 72 famous people, Louis Pasteur among them.
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Henry Catherine Brenet
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1764
Henry Catherine Brenet
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Moissey
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Dole’s, with 72.
Questions about famous people from Moissey
Who is the most famous person from Moissey?
Henry Catherine Brenet (French politician and physician (1764-1824)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Moissey?
1 people born in Moissey have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Moissey 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 Moissey?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Moissey 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 (1)
- Louis Pasteur: Paul Nadar, 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.