Jean Clottes
born 1933French prehistorian
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Jean Clottes, the French prehistorian, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. The French sprinter Jean-Pierre Boccardo ranks second, ahead of Joseph Guiraud. Between 1914 and 1969, 5 were born, the most of any period. From Étienne Pierre Debosque to Roger Fabien, the births on the list run from 1774 to 1945.
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Two of the three are athletes.
French prehistorian
French sprinter (1942–2019)
Former France international rugby league footballer
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
5 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
Jean Clottes (French prehistorian) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Pierre Boccardo and Joseph Guiraud.
8 people born in Espéraza have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 11 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, athletes: 4 of the 8. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Étienne Pierre Debosque, born in 1774. The youngest on the list was born in 1945.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Espéraza 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.
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
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