#1Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné
1552–1630French military officer, historian, writer and poet (1552-1630)
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Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné is the best known, with articles in 46 languages. Close behind are Gabriel Émile Édouard Nicolet and Georges Bonnet. Half or more of the towns in Charente-Maritime have no one on record, but this one has 18.4 for every 10,000 residents. 3 of them were born before the Revolution, the first Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné in 1552.
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné, Gabriel Émile Édouard Nicolet and Georges Bonnet are written about in 46, 3 and 2 languages.
#1French military officer, historian, writer and poet (1552-1630)
#2French painter (1856-1921)
French poet and handball player
More of them were born in the 1850s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
5 more, 3 of them writers and artists.
No one matches both filters.
Jonzac has the longest list next door: 20.
Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné (French military officer, historian, writer and poet (1552-1630)) is the best known by our measure: 46 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gabriel Émile Édouard Nicolet and Georges Bonnet.
8 people born in Pons have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 12 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, writers and artists: 5 of the 8. That is 63% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné, born in 1552. The youngest on the list was born in 1921.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pons 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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