#1Émile Borel
1871–1956French mathematician and politician (1871-1956)
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The best known is the French mathematician and politician Émile Borel, with articles in 56 languages. Second place goes to the French athlete Stéphane Diagana, third to Édouard de Castelnau. 7 of them were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire, more than in any other period. Births span 1768 to 1995, from David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de La Redorte to Maïlhys Dhia Traoré.
First, Émile Borel (56 languages), then Stéphane Diagana (20) and Édouard de Castelnau (18).
#1French mathematician and politician (1871-1956)
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#3French general (1851–1944)
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.9 times.
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Count by decade and the 1870s come out on top, with 3 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Of the other 19, 7 are athletes.





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Émile Borel (French mathematician and politician (1871-1956)) is the best known by our measure: 56 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Stéphane Diagana and Édouard de Castelnau.
22 people born in Saint-Affrique have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 32 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: 8 of the 22. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de La Redorte, born in 1768. The youngest on the list was born in 1995.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Affrique 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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