Adrien Papillaud
1866–1909French journalist
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At the top of the list is the French journalist Adrien Papillaud, covered in 2 languages. Close behind are Pascal Bourcy and Pierre Herbert. Adrien Papillaud, the best known, was born in 1866. Only 16 of the 114 towns in Charente-Maritime with anyone on record list more.
Adrien Papillaud leads with articles in 2 languages, ahead of Pascal Bourcy (2) and Pierre Herbert (2).
French journalist
French politician
French linguist
Share of Néré’s famous people in each field.
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Adrien Papillaud (French journalist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pascal Bourcy and Pierre Herbert.
3 people born in Néré have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Pascal Bourcy, born in 1829. The youngest on the list was born in 1935.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Néré 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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