Charles Seignobos
1854–1942French historian (1854-1942)
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At the top of the list is the French historian Charles Seignobos, covered in 21 languages. Behind the leader come Dominique Abel and François-Désiré Bancel. The list’s best known name, Charles Seignobos, dates from 1854. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.
More of them were born in the 1850s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Ranked by languages covered: Charles Seignobos with 21, then Dominique Abel with 3 and François-Désiré Bancel with 3.
French historian (1854-1942)
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2 more, from 1763 to 1957.
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Le Cheylard leads the towns around it, with one name.
Charles Seignobos (French historian (1854-1942)) is the best known by our measure: 21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Dominique Abel and François-Désiré Bancel.
5 people born in Lamastre 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 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean-Louis-Henri de Bancalis de Maurel d'Aragon, born in 1763. The youngest on the list was born in 1972.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lamastre 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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