Georges Jacques Danton
1759–1794French revolutionary (1759–1794)
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Photo: Patachonf · CC BY-SA 3.0The French revolutionary Georges Jacques Danton is written about in 92 languages. Second place goes to the French architect Jean Ferdinand Corrard des Essarts, third to Louis-Charles Janson. As early as 1759, Georges Jacques Danton was born here, one of 3 born before the Revolution. Fewer than a quarter of the 82 towns in Aube with famous people list more.
By how many languages cover them, Georges Jacques Danton comes first (92), then Jean Ferdinand Corrard des Essarts (2) and Louis-Charles Janson (2).
French revolutionary (1759–1794)
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Count by decade and the 1820s come out on top, with 2 births.
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Georges Jacques Danton (French revolutionary (1759–1794)) is the best known by our measure: 92 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Ferdinand Corrard des Essarts and Louis-Charles Janson.
6 people born in Arcis-sur-Aube have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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, leaders: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Georges Jacques Danton, born in 1759. The youngest on the list was born in 1823.
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