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Science & Medicine
Jacques Bonsergent
1912–1940French engineer
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Missiriac, Morbihan
Missiriac has one famous person on record
In 1912, the French engineer Jacques Bonsergent was born. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Articles about them exist in 5 languages. Within 7 mi, Ploërmel lists the most: 24, with Paul Molac first.
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Best known
Jacques Bonsergent
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1912
Jacques Bonsergent
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Missiriac
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Famous people from the towns next door
Ploërmel leads the towns around it, with 24 names.
Questions about famous people from Missiriac
Who is the most famous person from Missiriac?
Jacques Bonsergent (French engineer) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Missiriac?
1 people born in Missiriac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Missiriac known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Missiriac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Missiriac 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)
- Paul Molac: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrille Monnerais: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Thierry: MFonzatti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.