18 famous people were born in Rethel, more of them leaders than in most towns

Louis Hachette (French magazine publisher (1800-1864)) is the best known by our measure: 17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Benjamin Afgour and Thomas Leseur.

18 people born in Rethel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 29 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: 7 of the 18. That is 39% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Ponce Jacquiot, born in 1515. The youngest on the list was born in 1991.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rethel 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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