#1Gustave Courbet
1819–1877French painter (1819–1877)
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Gustave Courbet, the French painter, has articles in 88 languages. 4 of them were born before the Revolution, more than in any other period. The list reaches back to Otton IV de Bourgogne, born in 1248, one of 4 born before the Revolution. Half or more of the towns in Doubs have no one on record, but this one has 18.1 for every 10,000 residents.
Gustave Courbet, Otton IV de Bourgogne and Juliette Courbet are written about in 88, 20 and 3 languages.
#1French painter (1819–1877)
#2Count Palatine of Burgundy
#3Gustave Courbet's sister and sitter
The 1810s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.
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Still to come: 5 more, from 1589 to 1947.
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Besançon leads the towns around it, with 407 names.
Gustave Courbet (French painter (1819–1877)) is the best known by our measure: 88 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Otton IV de Bourgogne and Juliette Courbet.
8 people born in Ornans have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 15 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, writers and artists: 2 of the 8. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Otton IV de Bourgogne, born in 1248. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ornans 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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