Thierry Dusautoir

Place of Birth: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Date of Birth: 18 November, 1981

Ethnicity:
*French (father)
*Bété Ivorian (mother)

Thierry Dusautoir is a French rugby union player. He played for France at international level and Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition, and captained the France team for a 56 Test Matches record.

Thierry was born in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to a French father, Bertrand Dusautoir, and an Ivorian mother, Kekane Gbeuly. His paternal family is from Pas-de-Calais, in Northern France. Thierry’s paternal grandparents owned a coffee and cocoa plantation in Divo, Ivory Coast, where Thierry spent his childhood. He moved with his family to Périgueux, France, when he was ten yeard old.

He did not take up rugby until he was sixteen; before that, his favourite sport was judo.

Thierry’s paternal grandfather was Jean Dusautoir (the son of Alphonse Ernest Dusautoir and Jeanne Albertine Joséphine Duquenoy-Martel). Alphonse was born in Saint-Pierre-lès-Calais, France, and was the son of Alphonse Magloire Dusautoir and Delphine Maria Henry. Thierry’s great-grandmother Jeanne was the daughter of Joseph Duquenoy, who served as Mayor of Calais, and of Louise Marguerite Martel.

Thierry’s paternal grandmother was named Simone Calac.

Sources: https://afriquemagazine.com

Family history of Thierry Dusautoir – https://www.rfgenealogie.com

5 Responses

  1. andrew says:

    family history: https://www.rfgenealogie.com/s-informer/infos/celebrites/les-ancetres-francais-de-thierry-dusautoir

    mother: Kekane Gbeuly

    His paternal family is from Pas-de-Calais, in Northern France.

    paternal grandfather: Jean Dusautoir (the son of Alphonse Ernest Dusautoir and Jeanne Albertine Joséphine Duquenoy-Martel). Alphonse Ernest was born in Saint-Pierre-lès-Calais, France, to Alphonse Magloire Dusautoir and Delphine Maria Henry. Jeanne was the daughter of Joseph Duquenoy, who served as Mayor of Calais, and Louise Marguerite Martel.

    paternal grandmother was named Simone Calac.

  2. follers says:

    Ethnic, is there a picture, please?

  3. andrew says:

    He captained France team for a 56 Test Matches record

    He is the son of Bertrand Dusautoir and Kekane.

    His paternal grandparents owned a coffee and cocoa plantation in Divo, Ivory Coast, where Thierry spent his childhood. He moved with his family to Périgueux, France, when he was ten yeard old.

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