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Famous people · Dissay, Vienne

2 famous people were born in Dissay

Articles in 2 languages make the French politician Léopold Thézard the best known. The other is Raoul Brothier de Rollière, the French engineer. The neighbour with the longest list is Poitiers, 9 mi away: 238, led by Michel Foucault. Léopold Thézard, born in 1840, is the earliest name and Raoul Brothier de Rollière, born in 1859, the latest.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Léopold Thézard
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1840
Léopold Thézard
Youngest
1859
Raoul Brothier de Rollière
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Dissay

LT#1
Politics & Law

Léopold Thézard

1840–1907

French politician (1840–1907)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
RR#2
Science & Medicine

Raoul Brothier de Rollière

1859–1917

French engineer (1859–1917)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Dissay is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, 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

Close by, the fullest list is Poitiers’, at 238 names.

Questions about famous people from Dissay

Who is the most famous person from Dissay?

Léopold Thézard (French politician (1840–1907)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Raoul Brothier de Rollière.

How many famous people were born in Dissay?

2 people born in Dissay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Dissay known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dissay?

Léopold Thézard, born in 1840. The youngest on the list was born in 1859.

Who counts as from Dissay?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dissay 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 (6)

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.