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Famous people · Monsures, Somme

2 famous people call Monsures their birthplace

At the top of the list is the French soldier and officer Louis-Léger Boyeldieu, covered in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Louis Léger Thierry. Nearby, Breteuil, 8 mi away, lists 8, led by Rosalie Lamorlière. The first birth on record is Louis Léger Thierry’s, in 1746, and the last Louis-Léger Boyeldieu’s, in 1774.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis-Léger Boyeldieu
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1746
Louis Léger Thierry
Youngest
1774
Louis-Léger Boyeldieu
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Monsures

LB#1
Military

Louis-Léger Boyeldieu

1774–1815

French soldier and officer (1774–1815)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LT#2
Politics & Law

Louis Léger Thierry

1746–1813

French politician (1746-1813)

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

What Monsures is known for

Military leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

Breteuil leads the towns around it, with 8 names.

Questions about famous people from Monsures

Who is the most famous person from Monsures?

Louis-Léger Boyeldieu (French soldier and officer (1774–1815)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Léger Thierry.

How many famous people were born in Monsures?

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

What is Monsures known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Monsures?

Louis Léger Thierry, born in 1746. The youngest on the list was born in 1774.

Who counts as from Monsures?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Monsures 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 (2)

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.