frère Héribaud-Joseph
1841–1917French botanist (1841-1917)
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At the top of the list is the French botanist frère Héribaud-Joseph, covered in 2 languages. The other is Antonin Malroux, the French writer. The list’s best known name, frère Héribaud-Joseph, dates from 1841. Ytrac, 11 mi off, can claim one famous person: Antonin Magne.
French botanist (1841-1917)
French writer
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.
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Around it, only Ytrac has someone listed.
frère Héribaud-Joseph (French botanist (1841-1917)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antonin Malroux.
2 people born in Boisset have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
frère Héribaud-Joseph, born in 1841. The youngest on the list was born in 1942.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Boisset 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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