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Daniel de La Touche
1570–1631Sailor, explorer and French colonizer
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Berthegon, Vienne
Daniel de La Touche is the only name on the Berthegon list
Daniel de La Touche was born in 1570. Their birth falls before the Revolution. 5 languages have an article about them. Within 11 mi, Loudun lists the most: 27, with Ismaël Boulliau first.
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Daniel de La Touche
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1570
Daniel de La Touche
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Berthegon
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Loudun has the most on record: 27.
Questions about famous people from Berthegon
Who is the most famous person from Berthegon?
Daniel de La Touche (Sailor, explorer and French colonizer) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Berthegon?
1 people born in Berthegon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Berthegon known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Berthegon?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Berthegon 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?
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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)
- Ismaël Boulliau: Pieter van Schuppen (1623?-1702), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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