Claudius Four
1895–1943French military personnel
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The best known is the French military personnel Claudius Four, with articles in 2 languages. The only other name is the French sports journalist Gérard Simonian. Just 4 mi away, Décines-Charpieu’s list holds 20 names, Malo Gusto the best known. From Claudius Four to Gérard Simonian, the births on the list run from 1895 to 1934.

French military personnel
#2French sports journalist
Military leads the fields, with 1 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 Décines-Charpieu, with 20.
Rillieux-la-Pape · 4 miLoïc Rémy & 13 more
Montluel · 4 miJoseph Crétin & 8 moreGSVaulx-en-Velin · 5 miGaël Da Silva & 6 moreKMMeyzieu · 4 miKhalis Merah & 1 moreCDDagneux · 5 miClaude-Antoine Dussort & 1 moreSFMiribel · 2 miSteven FrossardPGJonage · 4 miPhilippe GalvezClaudius Four (French military personnel) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gérard Simonian.
2 people born in Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost 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, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Claudius Four, born in 1895. The youngest on the list was born in 1934.
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