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Military
Jean François Langlois
1808–1858Whaler, coloniser
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · La Luzerne, Manche
Jean François Langlois is the only name on the La Luzerne list
Jean François Langlois came into the world in 1808. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Their story is told in 3 languages. Of its neighbours, Saint-Lô, 3 mi away, lists the most: 60, Urbain Le Verrier first.
Born here
1
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Best known
Jean François Langlois
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1808
Jean François Langlois
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in La Luzerne
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Saint-Lô has the most on record: 60.
Saint-Lô · 3 miUrbain Le Verrier & 59 more
Torigny-les-Villes · 9 miJacques de Monaco & 5 moreMBIsigny-sur-Mer · 11 miMaurice Le Boucher & 3 moreRBMarigny-Le-Lozon · 10 miRobert Bucaille & 1 more
Condé-sur-Vire · 6 miJean de Brébeuf
Bourgvallées · 7 miFernand Le RachinelALLe Molay-Littry · 10 miAdolphe LanceQuestions about famous people from La Luzerne
Who is the most famous person from La Luzerne?
Jean François Langlois (Whaler, coloniser) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in La Luzerne?
1 people born in La Luzerne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is La Luzerne known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from La Luzerne?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Luzerne 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 (4)
- Urbain Le Verrier: User Magnus Manske on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques de Monaco: Nicolas de Largillière, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean de Brébeuf: Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fernand Le Rachinel: 0623pattom, 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.