#1Émile Guers
1794–1882French writer, theologian and pastor (1794-1882)
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Émile Guers leads the list, covered in 2 languages. The only other name is the French politician Albert Fouilloux. Over 76 years of births, the list goes from Émile Guers (1794) to Albert Fouilloux (1870). Go 8 mi to Ambilly and the list grows to 21, with Antonin Guigonnat at the top.

#1French writer, theologian and pastor (1794-1882)
French politician (1870-1953)
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.
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Close by, Ambilly counts 21 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Ambilly · 8 miAntonin Guigonnat & 20 more
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois · 8 miYounès Kaboul & 19 moreJPDivonne-les-Bains · 8 miJacqueline Porel & 4 moreMMFerney-Voltaire · 1 miMichel Meylan & 3 more
Gex · 5 miAmédée Girod de l'Ain & 2 more
Thoiry · 5 miJacques Benoit-Gonnin & 1 more
Cessy · 4 miJean-Louis Girod de l'AinMTGaillard · 8 miMyriam TanantÉmile Guers (French writer, theologian and pastor (1794-1882)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Albert Fouilloux.
2 people born in Prévessin-Moëns have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Émile Guers, born in 1794. The youngest on the list was born in 1870.
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