Jean-Claude Rossignol
1945–2016French rugby union player (1945–2016)
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Jean-Claude Rossignol, the French rugby union player, was born in 1945. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. A short trip away, Périgueux (11 mi) counts 127 famous people, Kendji Girac among them.
French rugby union player (1945–2016)
Nearby, Périgueux has the most on record, with 127.
Jean-Claude Rossignol (French rugby union player (1945–2016)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
1 people born in Grignols have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Grignols 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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