Henri Michel Lavoix
1820–189219th century French numismatic (1820–1892)
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Best known of all is Henri Michel Lavoix, written about in 5 languages. The French physicist Edmond Bouty ranks second, ahead of Roger Julien. Henri Michel Lavoix, the best known, was born in 1820. Fewer than a quarter of the 112 towns in Aveyron with famous people list more.
By how many languages cover them, Henri Michel Lavoix comes first (5), then Edmond Bouty (4) and Roger Julien (1).
19th century French numismatic (1820–1892)
French physicist (1846–1922)
French politician (1932–1990)
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Henri Michel Lavoix (19th century French numismatic (1820–1892)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Edmond Bouty and Roger Julien.
3 people born in Nant have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Henri Michel Lavoix, born in 1820. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nant 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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