#1André Chevrillon
1864–1957French writer (1864–1957)
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Most widely known is André Chevrillon, the French writer, with articles in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Henri Deschamps and Jean-Claude Viollet. Jean-Claude Viollet, born in 1951, is the youngest, and André Chevrillon, born in 1864, the first on record. The list comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Charente, at 5.5.

Languages with an article: 9 for André Chevrillon, 4 for Henri Deschamps, 3 for Jean-Claude Viollet.
#1French writer (1864–1957)
French politician (1909–1987)
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More were born in the 1860s than in any other decade: 2.
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French woman of letters (1865-1959)
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Nearby, Angoulême has the most on record, with 136.
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L'Isle-d'Espagnac · 2 miMaxime Amblard & 4 moreABGond-Pontouvre · 3 miAndré Berland & 3 moreALChampniers · 2 miAndré Lebon & 2 moreFGSaint-Yrieix-sur-Charente · 4 miFrancis Groux & 2 more
La Couronne · 8 miJean-Edmond Laroche-Joubert & 2 more
Saint-Michel · 6 miLaura Badler & 1 moreAndré Chevrillon (French writer (1864–1957)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Deschamps and Jean-Claude Viollet.
4 people born in Ruelle-sur-Touvre have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
André Chevrillon, born in 1864. The youngest on the list was born in 1951.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ruelle-sur-Touvre 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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