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Science & Medicine
Jean-Baptiste Quéruel
1779–1845French inventor
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets, Orne
Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets has one famous person on record
Jean-Baptiste Quéruel, the French inventor, was born in 1779. Their birth falls before the Revolution. 4 languages have an article about them. Of its neighbours, Vire Normandie, 7 mi away, lists the most: 45, Michel Drucker first.
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Jean-Baptiste Quéruel
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1779
Jean-Baptiste Quéruel
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Vire Normandie counts 45 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Vire Normandie · 7 miMichel Drucker & 44 moreGMFlers · 9 miGuy Mollet & 17 moreJDCondé-en-Normandie · 10 miJules Dumont d’Urville & 11 more
Tinchebray-Bocage · 3 miAndré Breton & 6 moreADSourdeval · 8 miAndré Dalibert & 4 more
Valdallière · 6 miPierre Maubant & 2 moreAPSaint-Georges-des-Groseillers · 9 miAloïs PottierQuestions about famous people from Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets?
Jean-Baptiste Quéruel (French inventor) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets?
1 people born in Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets 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 Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets 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)
- Michel Drucker: Studio Harcourt., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Breton: Henri Manuel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Maubant: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.