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Famous people · Bousse, Moselle

Bousse has just one famous person to its name: Antoine Morlot

Antoine Morlot was born in 1766. Their birth falls before the Revolution. Articles about them exist in 5 languages. Of its neighbours, Amnéville, 4 mi away, lists the most: 6, Patrick Battiston first.

#1 best knownAntoine MorlotMilitary · 1766–1809
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Antoine Morlot
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1766
Antoine Morlot
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Bousse

Antoine Morlot#1
Military

Antoine Morlot

1766–1809

French general, notable for his participation in the battles of Kaiserslautern and Tudela (1766–1809)

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Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Amnéville, at 6.

Questions about famous people from Bousse

Who is the most famous person from Bousse?

Antoine Morlot (French general, notable for his participation in the battles of Kaiserslautern and Tudela (1766–1809)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Bousse?

1 people born in Bousse have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Bousse 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 Bousse?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bousse 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).

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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.