#1Amédée de Béjarry
1840–1916French politician (1840–1916)
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Articles in 3 languages make the French politician Amédée de Béjarry the best known. Arthur Guéniot and Philippe-René Esgonnière du Thibeuf follow. Births span 1755 to 1866, from Philippe-René Esgonnière du Thibeuf to Arthur Guéniot. Half or more of the towns in Vendée have no one on record, but this one has 8.7 for every 10,000 residents.
Two of the three are leaders.
#1French politician (1840–1916)
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2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Of the towns around it, Chantonnay has the most on record: 9.
Saint-Jean-d'Hermine · 7 miHenri Boutet & 3 moreCPMouchamps · 12 miCatherine de Parthenay & 3 moreJTSaint-Martin-des-Noyers · 6 miJean-Charles Thomas & 2 moreCMMareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais · 7 miChristophe de Margerie & 1 moreACRives de l'Yon · 9 miAdolphe-Auguste de Maynard de La Claye & 1 moreHBLa Chaize-le-Vicomte · 7 miHubert BarbierGPNesmy · 12 miGilbert ProuteauAmédée de Béjarry (French politician (1840–1916)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Arthur Guéniot and Philippe-René Esgonnière du Thibeuf.
3 people born in Bournezeau have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Philippe-René Esgonnière du Thibeuf, born in 1755. The youngest on the list was born in 1866.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bournezeau 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.
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