Of the 44 famous people born in Cognac, an unusual share are scientists and doctors

Jean Monnet (French political economist regarded by as a chief architect of European unity (1888-1979)) is the best known by our measure: 57 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Christophe Jallet and Lloyd Mondory.

44 people born in Cognac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 63 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, leaders: 14 of the 44. That is 32% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Octavien de Saint-Gelais, born in 1468. The youngest on the list was born in 1991.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cognac 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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