Louis François
1906–1986French wrestler (1906-1986)
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Articles in 14 languages make the French wrestler Louis François the best known. The list has one more: the French association football player Marcel Mansat. A short trip away, Aubusson (9 mi) counts 15 famous people, Anne-Marie Couderc among them. Louis François (1906) and Marcel Mansat (1924) mark the two ends of the list.
French wrestler (1906-1986)
French association football player (1924-1996)
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Lavaveix-les-Mines, with how many people each has.
Louis François (French wrestler (1906-1986)) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marcel Mansat.
2 people born in Lavaveix-les-Mines have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Louis François, born in 1906. The youngest on the list was born in 1924.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lavaveix-les-Mines 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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