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Famous people · Beausite, Meuse

3 famous people were born in Beausite from 1770 to 1920

At the top of the list is the French military personnel Maurice Géminel, covered in 2 languages. Behind the leader come François Otenin and Henri Malvaux. Only 12 of the 107 towns in Meuse with anyone on record list more. Maurice Géminel was born in 1920.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Maurice Géminel
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1770
François Otenin
Youngest
1920
Maurice Géminel
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known

Born in Beausite

Two of the three are soldiers and sailors.

MG#1
Military

Maurice Géminel

1920–2013

French military personnel

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FO#2
Military

François Otenin

1770–1814

French military personnel

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
HM#3
Writing & Arts

Henri Malvaux

1908–1994

French painter (1908-1994)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Beausite is known for

The largest field is Military, with 2 people.

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

Questions about famous people from Beausite

Who is the most famous person from Beausite?

Maurice Géminel (French military personnel) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Otenin and Henri Malvaux.

How many famous people were born in Beausite?

3 people born in Beausite have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Beausite known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Beausite?

François Otenin, born in 1770. The youngest on the list was born in 1920.

Who counts as from Beausite?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Beausite 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.

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