Djalla Maria Longa
born 1980French writer
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At the top of the list is the French writer Djalla Maria Longa, covered in 2 languages. Close behind are Georges Galy-Gasparrou and Louis Escande. The list’s best known name, Djalla Maria Longa, dates from 1980. Only 6 of the 70 towns in Ariège with anyone on record list more.
Djalla Maria Longa has articles in 2 languages, Georges Galy-Gasparrou in 2 and Louis Escande in 1.
French writer
French politician
French politician (1913-1998)
The 1980s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Massat has 3.2× the usual share of leaders.
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Djalla Maria Longa (French writer) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Georges Galy-Gasparrou and Louis Escande.
4 people born in Massat have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Léon Galy-Gasparrou, born in 1850. The youngest on the list was born in 1980.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Massat 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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