Jean Étienne de Martinecourt
born 1755French politician
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Most widely known is Jean Étienne de Martinecourt, the French politician, with an article in one language. Second place goes to the French politician Nicolas Géliot, third to Nicolas Viochot. Jean Étienne de Martinecourt, the best known, was born in 1755. Leaders make up the largest group, 3 of them.
The three best known are all leaders.
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Count by decade and the 1750s come out on top, with 1 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3.2 times.
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Close by, the fullest list is Is-sur-Tille’s, at 3 names.
Jean Étienne de Martinecourt (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Nicolas Géliot and Nicolas Viochot.
4 people born in Selongey have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Nicolas Viochot, born in 1735. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Selongey 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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