#1Jean Hyppolite
1907–1968French philosopher (1907–1968)
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Articles in 30 languages make the French philosopher Jean Hyppolite the best known. Close behind are Jacques Bossis and Malik Couturier. Between 1914 and 1969, 11 were born, the most of any period. Only 4 of the 114 towns in Charente-Maritime with anyone on record list more.
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.6 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, Jean Hyppolite comes first (30), then Jacques Bossis (10) and Malik Couturier (10).
#1French philosopher (1907–1968)
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Close by, the fullest list is Pons’, at 8 names.
Jean Hyppolite (French philosopher (1907–1968)) is the best known by our measure: 30 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques Bossis and Malik Couturier.
20 people born in Jonzac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 24 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, athletes: 6 of the 20. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Firmin Laferrière, born in 1798. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Jonzac 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).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.