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Famous people · Bournezeau, Vendée

3 famous people call Bournezeau their birthplace

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.

#1 best knownAmédée de BéjarryPolitics & Law · 1840–1916
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Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Amédée de Béjarry
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1755
Philippe-René Esgonnière du Thibeuf
Youngest
1866
Arthur Guéniot
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Bournezeau

Two of the three are leaders.

Amédée de Béjarry#1
Politics & Law

Amédée de Béjarry

1840–1916

French politician (1840–1916)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AG#2
Writing & Arts

Arthur Guéniot

1866–1951

French sculptor (1866–1951)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Philippe-René Esgonnière du Thibeuf#3
Politics & Law

Philippe-René Esgonnière du Thibeuf

1755–1838

French politician

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

What Bournezeau is known for

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.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Chantonnay has the most on record: 9.

Questions about famous people from Bournezeau

Who is the most famous person from Bournezeau?

Amédée 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.

How many famous people were born in Bournezeau?

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).

What is Bournezeau known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bournezeau?

Philippe-René Esgonnière du Thibeuf, born in 1755. The youngest on the list was born in 1866.

Who counts as from Bournezeau?

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.

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)

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.