Joseph Marie Lambel
1747–1807French politician
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Joseph Marie Lambel, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The other is Jean-Baptiste Bô, the French politician. Within 12 mi, Aurillac lists the most: 104, with Paul Doumer first. The list runs from Jean-Baptiste Bô, born in 1743, to Joseph Marie Lambel, born in 1747.
French politician
French politician
Of the towns nearby, Aurillac lists the most people: 104.
Joseph Marie Lambel (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Baptiste Bô.
2 people born in Mur-de-Barrez have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean-Baptiste Bô, born in 1743. The youngest on the list was born in 1747.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mur-de-Barrez 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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