Christophe Pajot
1844–1929French politician
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Articles in 2 languages make the French politician Christophe Pajot the best known. The list has one more: the French sculptor Jean Valette. Go 5 mi to Saint-Amand-Montrond and the list grows to 36, with Julian Alaphilippe at the top. Only 17 of the 79 towns in Cher with anyone on record list more.
French politician
French sculptor
1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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The longest list nearby is Saint-Amand-Montrond’s, with 36.
Christophe Pajot (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Valette.
2 people born in Ainay-le-Vieil have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean Valette, born in 1825. The youngest on the list was born in 1844.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ainay-le-Vieil 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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