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Science & Medicine
Huguette Delavault
1924–2003French mathematician
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Andilly, Charente-Maritime
Andilly has one famous person on record
The French mathematician Huguette Delavault was born in 1924. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. 6 languages have an article about them. Go 4 mi to Marans and the list grows to 3, with Nicolas Texier de La Boëssière at the top.
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Huguette Delavault
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1924
Huguette Delavault
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Science & Medicine
1 person
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Famous people from the towns next door
Marans leads the towns around it, with 3 names.
Questions about famous people from Andilly
Who is the most famous person from Andilly?
Huguette Delavault (French mathematician) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Andilly?
1 people born in Andilly have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Andilly known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Andilly?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Andilly 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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Photo credits (3)
- Nicolas Texier de La Boëssière: Henri Daressy, éditeur scientifique ; Quantin, éditeur. Paris, 1888, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy: Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Coutant: Fanoflesage, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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