François-Xavier Lesbre
1858–1942French veterinarian, anatomist and anthropologist
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Best known of all is François-Xavier Lesbre, written about in 3 languages. Charles Péronnet, the French politician, comes second, with Jean Coulon third. 4 of them were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire, more than in any other period. The biggest group are leaders: 3.
Languages with an article: 3 for François-Xavier Lesbre, 2 for Charles Péronnet, 2 for Jean Coulon.
French veterinarian, anatomist and anthropologist
French politician (1866-1953)
French sculptor (1853–1923)
The 1850s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Ébreuil has 2.1× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Still to come: 3 more, from 1792 to 1944.
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Close by, Gannat counts 28 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
François-Xavier Lesbre (French veterinarian, anatomist and anthropologist) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Péronnet and Jean Coulon.
6 people born in Ébreuil have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 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 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Amable Villiet-Marcillat, born in 1792. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ébreuil 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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