Henri Maret
1837–1917French politician and journalist (1837–1917)
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Articles in 7 languages make the French politician and journalist Henri Maret the best known. Second place goes to the French lawyer and politician Pierre-Joseph Grangier, third to Gaspard Thaumas de la Thaumassière. 3 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. As early as 1631, Gaspard Thaumas de la Thaumassière was born here, one of 2 born before the Revolution.
Two of the three are leaders.
French politician and journalist (1837–1917)
French lawyer and politician
French historian, jurist-consultant and numismatist
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Share of Sancerre’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Here are 4 more, born from 1877 to 1955.
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Close by, the fullest list is Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire’s, at 16 names.
Henri Maret (French politician and journalist (1837–1917)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre-Joseph Grangier and Gaspard Thaumas de la Thaumassière.
7 people born in Sancerre have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 16 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: 2 of the 7. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Gaspard Thaumas de la Thaumassière, born in 1631. The youngest on the list was born in 1955.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sancerre 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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