Philippe Marcombes
1877–1935French politician (1877-1935)
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Philippe Marcombes, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. 6 of them were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to François Teillard, born in 1739, the newest to Jacques Picard, born in 1925. Only 2 towns in Cantal list more.
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
By how many languages cover them, Philippe Marcombes comes first (4), then Renée Mortier (4) and Jacques Picard (2).
French politician (1877-1935)
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The 1880s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
Philippe Marcombes (French politician (1877-1935)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Renée Mortier and Jacques Picard.
14 people born in Murat have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 20 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: 10 of the 14. That is 71% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
François Teillard, born in 1739. The youngest on the list was born in 1925.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Murat 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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From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
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