#1Jean-Charles Descubes
born 1940French archbishop
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Most widely known is Jean-Charles Descubes, the French archbishop, with articles in 8 languages. Second place goes to the French admiral Louis Jacob, third to René Berton. The list’s best known name, Jean-Charles Descubes, dates from 1940. Half or more of the towns in Charente-Maritime have no one on record, but this one has 4.8 for every 10,000 residents.
First, Jean-Charles Descubes (8 languages), then Louis Jacob (6) and René Berton (3).
#1French archbishop
#2French physician
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Clergy and people of faith are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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1 more, best known first.
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Of the towns nearby, Rochefort lists the most people: 50.
Jean-Charles Descubes (French archbishop) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Jacob and René Berton.
4 people born in Tonnay-Charente have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Louis Jacob, born in 1768. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tonnay-Charente 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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