Yves Malquier
born 1956French rugby union player
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The best known is the French rugby union player Yves Malquier, with articles in 2 languages. The French politician Antoine Cayrel ranks second, ahead of Arthur Huc. Between 1914 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. Yves Malquier was born in 1956.
Languages with an article: 2 for Yves Malquier, 2 for Antoine Cayrel, 2 for Arthur Huc.
French rugby union player
#2French politician (1885–1970)
#3French journalist
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 2.
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Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 times.
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4 more, from 1775 to 1951.
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The best known from each town within 12 mi of Sigean, with how many people each has.
Yves Malquier (French rugby union player) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine Cayrel and Arthur Huc.
7 people born in Sigean have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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: 3 of the 7. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Gabriel Malric, born in 1775. The youngest on the list was born in 1956.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sigean 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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