Jeanne Villepreux-Power
1794–1871French biologist (1794-1871)
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Most widely known is Jeanne Villepreux-Power, the French biologist, with articles in 26 languages. Behind the leader come Alain Penaud and André Monteil. The largest group, 3, was born between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Only 8 of the 82 towns in Corrèze with anyone on record list more.
Leaders stand out most, at 3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Languages with an article: 26 for Jeanne Villepreux-Power, 4 for Alain Penaud, 3 for André Monteil.
French biologist (1794-1871)
French politician (1915-1998)
No decade has more births than the 1790s, at 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The other 4 span the years 1758 to 1875.
No one matches both filters.
2 towns around it have someone on record.
Jeanne Villepreux-Power (French biologist (1794-1871)) is the best known by our measure: 26 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alain Penaud and André Monteil.
7 people born in Juillac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 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: 5 of the 7. That is 71% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Noël Chassaignac, born in 1758. The youngest on the list was born in 1969.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Juillac 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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