#1Alphonse-Victor Angot
1844–1917French catholic priest and historian (1844–1917)
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Articles in 5 languages make the French Catholic priest and historian Alphonse-Victor Angot the best known. The next two names are Joseph Boüessé and André Besnier. Of its neighbours, Laval, 11 mi away, lists the most: 173, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang first. From Alphonse-Victor Angot in 1844 to André Besnier in 1895, the births cover 51 years.
Alphonse-Victor Angot leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Joseph Boüessé (3) and André Besnier (1).
#1French catholic priest and historian (1844–1917)
#2French politician (1891–1980)
French industrialist
Share of Montsûrs’ famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The fullest list close by belongs to Laval, with 173.
Alphonse-Victor Angot (French catholic priest and historian (1844–1917)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joseph Boüessé and André Besnier.
3 people born in Montsûrs have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Alphonse-Victor Angot, born in 1844. The youngest on the list was born in 1895.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montsûrs 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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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).
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