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Military
Louis Clément
1765–1822French military personnel
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Choisel, Yvelines
Choisel has one famous person on record
The French military personnel Louis Clément was born in 1765. Their birth falls before the Revolution. One language has an article about them so far. Just 2 mi away, Chevreuse’s list holds 4 names, Fernand Mithouard the best known.
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Louis Clément
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1765
Louis Clément
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Military
1 person
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Choisel, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Choisel
Who is the most famous person from Choisel?
Louis Clément (French military personnel) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Choisel?
1 people born in Choisel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Choisel 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 Choisel?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Choisel 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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Photo credits (3)
- Fernand Mithouard: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Six: Catteridge, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alain Fontanel: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.