René de La Tour du Pin
1834–1924French politician
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At the top of the list is the French politician René de La Tour du Pin, covered in 8 languages. Jean-Charles Deguise, the French politician, comes second, with Charles Chonet de Bollemont third. The list’s best known name, René de La Tour du Pin, dates from 1834. Fewer than a quarter of the 151 towns in Aisne with famous people list more.
First, René de La Tour du Pin (8 languages), then Jean-Charles Deguise (2) and Charles Chonet de Bollemont (1).
French politician
French politician
French politician (1749–1815)
Of the towns nearby, Laon lists the most people: 80.
René de La Tour du Pin (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Charles Deguise and Charles Chonet de Bollemont.
3 people born in Arrancy 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: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Charles Chonet de Bollemont, born in 1749. The youngest on the list was born in 1894.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arrancy 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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