Virgile Barel
1889–1979French politician (1889–1979)
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Photo: Patrice Semeria · Public domainThe best known is the French politician Virgile Barel, with articles in 3 languages. Second place goes to the French politician from Nice Jean Dominique Blanqui, third to Guy Cauvin. A short trip away, Nice (5 mi) counts 679 famous people, Giuseppe Garibaldi among them. The list’s best known name, Virgile Barel, dates from 1889.
Counted by languages, Virgile Barel is ahead of Jean Dominique Blanqui and Guy Cauvin: 3, 3 and 1.
French politician (1889–1979)
French politician from Nice (1757-1832)
French association football player (1941-2012)
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Nice, with 679.
Virgile Barel (French politician (1889–1979)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Dominique Blanqui and Guy Cauvin.
3 people born in Drap have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean Dominique Blanqui, born in 1757. The youngest on the list was born in 1941.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Drap 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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