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Famous people · Briouze, Orne

Briouze counts 2 famous people, first among them Alexandre Bisson

Articles in 12 languages make the French writer Alexandre Bisson the best known. The only other name is the French jurist and lawyer Louis Guillouard. For more famous names, Flers is 9 mi away: its list has 18, led by Guy Mollet. Louis Guillouard, born in 1845, is the earliest name and Alexandre Bisson, born in 1848, the latest.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alexandre Bisson
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1845
Louis Guillouard
Youngest
1848
Alexandre Bisson
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Briouze

AB#1
Writing & Arts

Alexandre Bisson

1848–1912

French writer (1848–1912)

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LG#2
Politics & Law

Louis Guillouard

1845–1925

French jurist and lawyer (1845-1925)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Briouze is known for

1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

5 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Briouze

Who is the most famous person from Briouze?

Alexandre Bisson (French writer (1848–1912)) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Guillouard.

How many famous people were born in Briouze?

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

What is Briouze known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Briouze?

Louis Guillouard, born in 1845. The youngest on the list was born in 1848.

Who counts as from Briouze?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Briouze 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 (1)

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.