Stephen Pichon
1857–1933French politician (1857-1933)
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At the top of the list is the French politician Stephen Pichon, covered in 17 languages. Close behind are Charles Théveneau de Morande and Claude Testot-Ferry. The list reaches back to Guy Boulliotte, born in 1724, one of 4 born before the Revolution. Fewer than a quarter of the 140 towns in Côte-d'Or with famous people list more.
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.5 times.
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The 1850s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
First, Stephen Pichon (17 languages), then Charles Théveneau de Morande (9) and Claude Testot-Ferry (4).
French politician (1857-1933)
French journalist
French cavalry veteran (1773-1856)
Of the other 7, 5 are leaders.
No one matches both filters.
Stephen Pichon (French politician (1857-1933)) is the best known by our measure: 17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Théveneau de Morande and Claude Testot-Ferry.
10 people born in Arnay-le-Duc have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 14 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: 6 of the 10. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Guy Boulliotte, born in 1724. The youngest on the list was born in 1926.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arnay-le-Duc 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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