Of the 32 famous people born in Falaise, an unusual share are leaders

Guillaume le Conquérant (King of England from 1066 to 1087, Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 (1028–1087)) is the best known by our measure: 113 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Cédric Hengbart and Pauline Roland.

32 people born in Falaise have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 64 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: 15 of the 32. That is 47% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Guillaume le Conquérant, born in 1028. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Falaise 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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