Edmond Nivoit
1839–1920French geologist
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The best known is the French geologist Edmond Nivoit, with articles in 2 languages. The other is Gustave Gobron, the French politician. A short trip away, Vouziers (12 mi) counts 14 famous people, Hippolyte Taine among them. Gustave Gobron, born in 1846, is the youngest, and Edmond Nivoit, born in 1839, the first on record.
French geologist
French politician
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Close by, the fullest list is Vouziers’, at 14 names.
Edmond Nivoit (French geologist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gustave Gobron.
2 people born in Buzancy have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Edmond Nivoit, born in 1839. The youngest on the list was born in 1846.
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