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Jean-Baptiste Payer
1818–1860French botanist and politician (1818-1860)
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Asfeld, Ardennes
Asfeld has one famous person on record
Jean-Baptiste Payer, the French botanist and politician, was born in 1818. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Articles about them exist in 5 languages. The neighbour with the longest list is Rethel, 12 mi away: 18, led by Louis Hachette.
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Jean-Baptiste Payer
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1818
Jean-Baptiste Payer
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1 person
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2 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Asfeld
Who is the most famous person from Asfeld?
Jean-Baptiste Payer (French botanist and politician (1818-1860)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Asfeld?
1 people born in Asfeld have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Asfeld known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Asfeld?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Asfeld 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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Photo credits (2)
- Louis Hachette: Adam Salomon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Mairesse: Hache, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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