Maurice Bardèche
1907–1998French literary critic and neo-fascist writer
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Maurice Bardèche, the French literary critic and neo-fascist writer, is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. 3 of them were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Jean Bidault, born in 1796, the newest to Agnès Godard, born in 1951. Only 4 of the 79 towns in Cher with anyone on record list more.
First, Maurice Bardèche (17 languages), then Agnès Godard (14) and Irène de Lipkowski (6).
French literary critic and neo-fascist writer
#3French politician (1898-1995)
Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 1 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.8 times as common.
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4 more, 2 of them leaders.

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Around it, Saint-Amand-Montrond has the most people on record, 36 of them.
Maurice Bardèche (French literary critic and neo-fascist writer) is the best known by our measure: 17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Agnès Godard and Irène de Lipkowski.
7 people born in Dun-sur-Auron have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 10 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: 3 of the 7. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean Bidault, born in 1796. The youngest on the list was born in 1951.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dun-sur-Auron 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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