Hippolyte Taine
1828–1893French literary critic and historian (1828-1893)
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Most widely known is Hippolyte Taine, the French literary critic and historian, with articles in 79 languages. Second place goes to the French cyclist Jean Robic, third to Christian Poncelet. 6 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list comes to 36.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 9.5 in the typical town in Ardennes.
Languages with an article: 79 for Hippolyte Taine, 24 for Jean Robic, 20 for Christian Poncelet.
French literary critic and historian (1828-1893)
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#3French politician (1928–2020)
More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 1.4 times as common.
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The rest number 11, with 4 writers and artists among them.





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Hippolyte Taine (French literary critic and historian (1828-1893)) is the best known by our measure: 79 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Robic and Christian Poncelet.
14 people born in Vouziers have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 20 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: 5 of the 14. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Nicolas Rémy Lesure, born in 1734. The youngest on the list was born in 1970.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vouziers 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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