Alberte de Campou
1935–2022French athletics competitor
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At the top of the list is the French athletics competitor Alberte de Campou, covered in 3 languages. Behind the leader come Jules Agard and Jean-Antoine Vallière. Within 3 mi, Salon-de-Provence lists the most: 39, with Gessime Yassine first. Alberte de Campou, the best known, was born in 1935.

Alberte de Campou, Jules Agard and Jean-Antoine Vallière are written about in 3, 2 and 1 languages.
French athletics competitor
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The longest list nearby is Salon-de-Provence’s, with 39.
Miramas · 3 miClément Koretzky & 7 more
Berre-l'Étang · 10 miAlbert Emon & 6 more
Eyguières · 6 miJean-Marie Bayol & 4 moreRTSaint-Chamas · 4 miRichard Tardy & 2 more
Pélissanne · 5 miRobert Brun & 1 moreESLançon-Provence · 4 miEmmanuel SignoretAlberte de Campou (French athletics competitor) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jules Agard and Jean-Antoine Vallière.
3 people born in Grans 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.
Jean-Antoine Vallière, born in 1719. The youngest on the list was born in 1935.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Grans 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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