#1Jules Lequier
1814–1862French philosopher (1814–1862)
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At the top of the list is the French philosopher Jules Lequier, covered in 6 languages. The largest group, 7, was born between the Revolution and the Second Empire. The list reaches back to François Julien Limon, born in 1742, one of 5 born before the Revolution. For every 10,000 residents there are 62.1 on the list, well above the typical Côtes-d'Armor town’s 5.6.
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
First, Jules Lequier (6 languages), then Amélie Le Gall (5) and Alphonse Guépin (4).
#1French philosopher (1814–1862)
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#3French hagiographer and monk
The 1810s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
A further 14 follow, born between 1742 and 1942.
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Of the towns around it, Saint-Brieuc has the most on record: 172.
Saint-Brieuc · 10 miPatrick Dewaere & 171 more
Plérin · 12 miJean-Olivier Briand & 8 moreABChâtelaudren-Plouagat · 10 miAugustin Beauverger & 4 moreBHYffiniac · 12 miBernard Hinault & 1 more
Plœuc-L'Hermitage · 7 miDanielle Bousquet
Ploufragan · 8 miJérémy Le DouaronMGPlédran · 8 miMaurice Le GuillouxFAPlélo · 10 miFrançois AuffrayJules Lequier (French philosopher (1814–1862)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Amélie Le Gall and Alphonse Guépin.
17 people born in Quintin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 22 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: 11 of the 17. That is 65% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
François Julien Limon, born in 1742. The youngest on the list was born in 1942.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Quintin 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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