Arthur Chuquet
1853–1925French historian (1853–1925)
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Most widely known is Arthur Chuquet, the French historian, with articles in 8 languages. Auguste Warnier and François-René Moreaux follow. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 8 were born, the most of any period. 6 of them were born before the Revolution, the first Antoinette-Thérèse Des Houlières in 1659.
Rocroi has 2.3× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The 1810s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
French historian (1853–1925)
French politician (1810-1875)
French painter (1807-1860)
Of the other 11, 6 are writers and artists.
1735-1798; Poète. - Membre de l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon, Rhône (1782-1798). - Employé à l'administration des postes de Lyon, Rhône;
French engineer (1762-1830)
No one matches both filters.
The longest list nearby is Revin’s, with 13.
Arthur Chuquet (French historian (1853–1925)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Auguste Warnier and François-René Moreaux.
14 people born in Rocroi have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 21 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, writers and artists: 8 of the 14. That is 57% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Antoinette-Thérèse Des Houlières, born in 1659. The youngest on the list was born in 1869.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rocroi 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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