Ernest Pezet
1887–1966French politician
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At the top of the list is the French politician Ernest Pezet, covered in 3 languages. André Jarlan, the French Catholic priest, comes second, with Pierre Jean Joseph Dubruel third. For more famous names, Decazeville is 11 mi away: its list has 25, led by Emma Calvé. The list’s best known name, Ernest Pezet, dates from 1887.
Languages with an article: 3 for Ernest Pezet, 2 for André Jarlan, 1 for Pierre Jean Joseph Dubruel.
French politician
French catholic priest (1941-1984)
French politician (1760-1828)
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The best known from each town within 12 mi of Rignac, with how many people each has.
Ernest Pezet (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Jarlan and Pierre Jean Joseph Dubruel.
3 people born in Rignac 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.
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Pierre Jean Joseph Dubruel, born in 1760. The youngest on the list was born in 1941.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rignac 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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