Raymond Augustin Mailhat
1862–1923Manufacturer of astronomy devices
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The best known is the manufacturer of astronomy devices Raymond Augustin Mailhat, with articles in 2 languages. Justin Laffite and Édouard Sans follow. Within 7 mi, Foix lists the most: 32, with Charles de Freycinet first. The list’s best known name, Raymond Augustin Mailhat, dates from 1862.
By how many languages cover them, Raymond Augustin Mailhat comes first (2), then Justin Laffite (1) and Édouard Sans (1).
Manufacturer of astronomy devices
French politician and officer (1772–1832)
French germanist
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Foix leads the towns around it, with 32 names.
Raymond Augustin Mailhat (Manufacturer of astronomy devices) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Justin Laffite and Édouard Sans.
3 people born in Saurat have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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, business people: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.
Justin Laffite, born in 1772. The youngest on the list was born in 1934.
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