Walter Spanghero
born 1943French rugby union player
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Most widely known is Walter Spanghero, the French rugby union player, with articles in 4 languages. The list has one more: the French rugby union footballer Claude Spanghero. A short trip away, Castelnaudary (6 mi) counts 30 famous people, Georges Canguilhem among them. Walter Spanghero, born in 1943, is the earliest name and Claude Spanghero, born in 1948, the latest.
French rugby union player
French rugby union footballer
Close by, the fullest list is Castelnaudary’s, at 30 names.
Walter Spanghero (French rugby union player) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Claude Spanghero.
2 people born in Payra-sur-l'Hers have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Walter Spanghero, born in 1943. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Payra-sur-l'Hers 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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