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Famous people · Ernée, Mayenne

17 famous people were born in Ernée from 1717 to 1982

At the top of the list is the professional cyclist Philippe Tesnière, covered in 7 languages. Second place goes to the French footballer Stéphane Pichot, third to Bernard Bonnejean. As early as 1717, Henri-Louis-René des Nos was born here, one of 5 born before the Revolution. 3 were born in 1970 or later.

#3 best knownBernard BonnejeanWriting & Arts · born 1950
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Born here
17
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Philippe Tesnière
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1717
Henri-Louis-René des Nos
Youngest
1982
Élise Leboucher
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known

Born in Ernée

Philippe Tesnière has articles in 7 languages, Stéphane Pichot in 7 and Bernard Bonnejean in 6.

PT#1
Sports

Philippe Tesnière

1955–1987

Professional Cyclist (1955–1987)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
SP#2
Sports

Stéphane Pichot

born 1976

French footballer

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Bernard Bonnejean#3
Writing & Arts

Bernard Bonnejean

born 1950

French literary critic

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Ernée’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 3 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1700175018001850190019502000Auguste Hay de BontevilleStéphane Pichot
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryScience & MedicineFaith

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Ernée is known for

Ernée has 4.3× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Ernée

Of the other 14, 4 are leaders.

ÉL

Élise Leboucher

born 1982

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
RD

René Charles Duvivier

1785–1852

French soldier, politician and officer (1785-1852)

Questions about famous people from Ernée

Who is the most famous person from Ernée?

Philippe Tesnière (Professional Cyclist (1955–1987)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Stéphane Pichot and Bernard Bonnejean.

How many famous people were born in Ernée?

17 people born in Ernée have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 25 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Ernée known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 17. That is 24% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ernée?

Henri-Louis-René des Nos, born in 1717. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.

Who counts as from Ernée?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ernée 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 (3)

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.