#1Romuald Joubé
1876–1949French actor (1876–1949)
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Most widely known is Romuald Joubé, the French actor, with articles in 10 languages. The French historian and archaeologist Édouard Ardaillon ranks second, ahead of Max Lyan. Over 98 years of births, the list goes from Max Lyan (1857) to Christian Breseghello (1955). Only 6 of the 70 towns in Ariège with anyone on record list more.
Ranked by languages covered: Romuald Joubé with 10, then Édouard Ardaillon with 5 and Max Lyan with 3.
#1French actor (1876–1949)
French historian and archaeologist (1867–1926)
#3French writer
Count by decade and the 1870s come out on top, with 1 births.
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The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.
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1 more, best known first.
Pamiers has the longest list next door: 31.
Romuald Joubé (French actor (1876–1949)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Édouard Ardaillon and Max Lyan.
4 people born in Mazères have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Max Lyan, born in 1857. The youngest on the list was born in 1955.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mazères 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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