#1Joseph Anglade
1868–1930French philologist (1868–1930)
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Joseph Anglade, the French philologist, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. 5 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names. Over 166 years of births, the list goes from Alexandre Labadié (1814) to Laurent Ferrères (1980).
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2 times.
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Languages with an article: 8 for Joseph Anglade, 6 for Germinal Peiro, 3 for Léon Castel.
#1French philologist (1868–1930)
#2French politician
#3French politician (1871–1955)
The 1940s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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The other 10 span the years 1814 to 1980.


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Nearby, Sallèles-d'Aude has the most on record, with 3.
Joseph Anglade (French philologist (1868–1930)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Germinal Peiro and Léon Castel.
13 people born in Lézignan-Corbières have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 21 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: 5 of the 13. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Alexandre Labadié, born in 1814. The youngest on the list was born in 1980.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lézignan-Corbières 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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