Joseph Souham
1760–1837French army commander (1760–1837)
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Articles in 12 languages make the French army commander Joseph Souham the best known. The list reaches back to Aubin Bigorie du Chambon, born in 1757, one of 4 born before the Revolution. Before the Revolution, 4 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 82 towns in Corrèze with famous people list more.
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Count by decade and the 1780s come out on top, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Counted by languages, Joseph Souham is ahead of Arthur Mugnier and Charles de Coux: 12, 4 and 4.
French army commander (1760–1837)
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The longest list nearby is Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche’s, with 15.
Joseph Souham (French army commander (1760–1837)) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Arthur Mugnier and Charles de Coux.
9 people born in Lubersac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 11 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: 4 of the 9. That is 44% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Aubin Bigorie du Chambon, born in 1757. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lubersac 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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