#1Jean Guiraud
1866–1953French historian and journalist (1866-1953)
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Articles in 5 languages make the French historian and journalist Jean Guiraud the best known. Second and third on the list are Gabrielle Démians d'Archimbaud and Firmin Faure. 4 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, Jean Guiraud, dates from 1866.
Languages with an article: 5 for Jean Guiraud, 4 for Gabrielle Démians d'Archimbaud, 2 for Firmin Faure.
#1French historian and journalist (1866-1953)
#2French medieval archaeologist
#3French politician
More were born in the 1860s than in any other decade: 2.
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The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.
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Jean Guiraud (French historian and journalist (1866-1953)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gabrielle Démians d'Archimbaud and Firmin Faure.
6 people born in Quillan 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, writers and artists: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Firmin Faure, born in 1864. The youngest on the list was born in 1964.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Quillan 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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