Of the 18 famous people born in La Rochelle, an unusual share are scientists and doctors

Dominique Souchet (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre-François Bernier and Mickaël Launay.

18 people born in La Rochelle have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 296 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, scientists and doctors: 4 of the 18. That is 22% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Aimé-Benjamin Fleuriau, born in 1709. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Rochelle 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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