#1Émile Gaboriau
1832–1873French writer (1832-1873)
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Émile Gaboriau, the French writer, is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. Behind the leader come Jules Dufaure and André du Bois de La Villerabel. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 5 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.7, while at least half the towns in Charente-Maritime list nobody born there.
First, Émile Gaboriau (37 languages), then Jules Dufaure (36) and André du Bois de La Villerabel (3).
#1French writer (1832-1873)
#2French politician and lawyer (1798-1881)
#3French archbishop (1864–1938)
The busiest decade was the 1790s, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.
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Another 2, the earliest born in 1798.

No one matches both filters.
The longest list nearby is Royan’s, with 26.
Émile Gaboriau (French writer (1832-1873)) is the best known by our measure: 37 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jules Dufaure and André du Bois de La Villerabel.
5 people born in Saujon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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: 1 of the 5. That is 20% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Jules Dufaure, born in 1798. The youngest on the list was born in 1864.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saujon 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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