#1Pierre Laurent Buirette de Belloy
1727–1775French actor and dramatist
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At the top of the list is the French actor and dramatist Pierre Laurent Buirette de Belloy, covered in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are Joseph Bernet and Nicole Bonnefoy. The list reaches back to Jean Coutel, born in 1505, one of 10 born before the Revolution. 3 of them were born since 1970.
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2 times as common.
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The 1950s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
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Counted by languages, Pierre Laurent Buirette de Belloy is ahead of Joseph Bernet and Nicole Bonnefoy: 11, 9 and 3.
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Pierre Laurent Buirette de Belloy (French actor and dramatist) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joseph Bernet and Nicole Bonnefoy.
31 people born in Saint-Flour have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 42 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 31. That is 48% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean Coutel, born in 1505. The youngest on the list was born in 1988.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Flour 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.
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
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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