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Jean-Baptiste Auguste Marie Jamin
1775–1815French officer
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Louvigné, Mayenne
Louvigné, birthplace of the French officer Jean-Baptiste Auguste Marie Jamin
Jean-Baptiste Auguste Marie Jamin, the French officer, was born in 1775. That places their birth before the Revolution. An article about them exists in one language. The neighbour with the longest list is Laval, 6 mi away: 173, led by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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Jean-Baptiste Auguste Marie Jamin
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1775
Jean-Baptiste Auguste Marie Jamin
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Born in Louvigné
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Nearby, Laval has the most on record, with 173.
Questions about famous people from Louvigné
Who is the most famous person from Louvigné?
Jean-Baptiste Auguste Marie Jamin (French officer) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Louvigné?
1 people born in Louvigné have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Louvigné 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 Louvigné?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Louvigné 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.
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Photo credits (4)
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippe Médard: Fédération française de handball, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse-Victor Angot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian d'Elva: Maurice Dulac, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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