Claude Marie Joseph Dumarché-Bolozon
1765–1849French politician and officer
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Claude Marie Joseph Dumarché-Bolozon, the French politician and officer, is the most widely known, written about in one language. Second and third on the list are Jean Stanislas Bochard and Louis Robin. Nearby, Bourg-en-Bresse, 9 mi away, lists 133, led by Jérôme Lalande. The list’s best known name, Claude Marie Joseph Dumarché-Bolozon, dates from 1765.
The three are covered in 1, 1 and 1 languages: Claude Marie Joseph Dumarché-Bolozon, Jean Stanislas Bochard and Louis Robin.
French politician and officer
French politician
French politician (1923-2014)
Of the towns nearby, Bourg-en-Bresse lists the most people: 133.
Claude Marie Joseph Dumarché-Bolozon (French politician and officer) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Stanislas Bochard and Louis Robin.
3 people born in Marboz have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Claude Marie Joseph Dumarché-Bolozon, born in 1765. The youngest on the list was born in 1923.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marboz 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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