#1Jean Pierre Mégnin
1828–1905French entomologist and veterinarian (1825–1905)
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Jean Pierre Mégnin, the French entomologist and veterinarian, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The French politician Armand Chouffet ranks second, ahead of François Peugeot. From Jean Pierre Mégnin to François Peugeot, the births on the list run from 1828 to 1901. Half or more of the towns in Doubs have no one on record, but this one has 8.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Two of the three are leaders.
#1French entomologist and veterinarian (1825–1905)
#2French politician (1895-1958)
French politician
Share of Hérimoncourt’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Around it, Montbéliard has the most people on record, 83 of them.
Montbéliard · 6 miRené Thom & 82 more
Audincourt · 4 miBenoît Pedretti & 14 more
Valentigney · 3 miJules Goux & 7 more
Beaucourt · 4 miMarguerite Steinheil & 4 moreÉRSeloncourt · 2 miÉlisabeth Renaud & 2 moreHRPont-de-Roide-Vermondans · 6 miHenry Racamier & 2 more
Mandeure · 3 miFrédéric Macler & 1 more
Exincourt · 5 miJacques Fatton & 1 moreJean Pierre Mégnin (French entomologist and veterinarian (1825–1905)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Armand Chouffet and François Peugeot.
3 people born in Hérimoncourt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean Pierre Mégnin, born in 1828. The youngest on the list was born in 1901.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Hérimoncourt 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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