Antoine Révillon
1831–1898French politician (1831–1898)
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Antoine Révillon, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are Charles Wolff and Francisque Ordinaire. Nearby, Mâcon, 1 mi away, lists 105, led by Alphonse de Lamartine. Fewer than a quarter of the 131 towns in Ain with famous people list more.
Antoine Révillon has articles in 3 languages, Charles Wolff in 2 and Francisque Ordinaire in 1.
French politician (1831–1898)
French soldier and officer (1823–1901)
French politician
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The fullest list close by belongs to Mâcon, with 105.
Mâcon · 1 miAlphonse de Lamartine & 104 more
Replonges · 2 miLouis Desnoyers & 2 moreDMSaint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne · 9 miDidier Maufras & 2 moreGDCrêches-sur-Saône · 5 miGeorges Dubœuf & 1 moreJDCharnay-lès-Mâcon · 2 miJean-Luc DonnetGRBâgé-Dommartin · 6 miGabriel Marie de Riccé
La Chapelle-de-Guinchay · 7 miMichel GillibertAntoine Révillon (French politician (1831–1898)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Wolff and Francisque Ordinaire.
3 people born in Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Charles Wolff, born in 1823. The youngest on the list was born in 1844.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône 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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