#1Pierre Boujut
1913–1992French writer and poet (1913–1992)
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Articles in 4 languages make the French writer and poet Pierre Boujut the best known. Close behind are Henri Burgaud des Marets and Robert Mitterrand. The largest group, 5, was born between 1914 and 1969. Henri Burgaud des Marets (1806) and Jade (1961) mark the two ends of the list.
The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 3.2 times.
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First, Pierre Boujut (4 languages), then Henri Burgaud des Marets (3) and Robert Mitterrand (3).
#1French writer and poet (1913–1992)
French philologist (1806-1873)
French engineer (1915–2002)
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 4 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
10 more names, born between 1825 and 1961.

French painter, illustrator, engraver and screen printer
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Close by, Cognac counts 44 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Pierre Boujut (French writer and poet (1913–1992)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Burgaud des Marets and Robert Mitterrand.
13 people born in Jarnac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 20 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: 7 of the 13. That is 54% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Henri Burgaud des Marets, born in 1806. The youngest on the list was born in 1961.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Jarnac 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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From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
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