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Politics & Law
Denis Tesson
1741–1801French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Monthuchon, Manche
The French politician Denis Tesson is the one famous person from Monthuchon
In 1741, the French politician Denis Tesson was born. Their birth falls before the Revolution. One language has an article about them so far. The neighbour with the longest list is Coutances, 3 mi away: 54, led by Guillaume Le Gentil.
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Denis Tesson
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1741
Denis Tesson
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Politics & Law
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Born in Monthuchon
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Coutances, with 54.
GGCoutances · 3 miGuillaume Le Gentil & 53 more
Saint-Sauveur-Villages · 3 miCharles-François Lebrun & 4 moreARGouville-sur-Mer · 7 miAlessandro Renica & 2 more
Quettreville-sur-Sienne · 8 miJacques-Louis Daniel & 2 moreBDAgon-Coutainville · 8 miBerthe Dagmar & 1 moreRBMarigny-Le-Lozon · 8 miRobert Bucaille & 1 more
Saint-Sauveur-Villages · 3 miCharles-François Lebrun & 4 moreARGouville-sur-Mer · 7 miAlessandro Renica & 2 moreQuettreville-sur-Sienne · 8 miJacques-Louis Daniel & 2 moreBDAgon-Coutainville · 8 miBerthe Dagmar & 1 moreRBMarigny-Le-Lozon · 8 miRobert Bucaille & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Monthuchon
Who is the most famous person from Monthuchon?
Denis Tesson (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Monthuchon?
1 people born in Monthuchon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Monthuchon 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 Monthuchon?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Monthuchon 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)
- Charles-François Lebrun: Robert Lefèvre, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques-Louis Daniel: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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