Gaston Bachelard
1884–1962French writer and philosopher (1884-1962)
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Articles in 61 languages make the French writer and philosopher Gaston Bachelard the best known. Second place goes to the French composer Maurice Emmanuel, third to Marinette Pichon. More than half were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 12 in all. As early as 1732, Pierre Gouthière was born here, one of 6 born before the Revolution.
The three are covered in 61, 22 and 16 languages: Gaston Bachelard, Maurice Emmanuel and Marinette Pichon.
French writer and philosopher (1884-1962)
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Bar-sur-Aube has 2× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
More of them were born in the 1860s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
20 more, from 1732 to 1966.




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Gaston Bachelard (French writer and philosopher (1884-1962)) is the best known by our measure: 61 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Maurice Emmanuel and Marinette Pichon.
23 people born in Bar-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 41 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: 11 of the 23. That is 48% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Pierre Gouthière, born in 1732. The youngest on the list was born in 1975.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bar-sur-Aube 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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