Eugène Authier
1909–1989French politician
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Articles in 2 languages make the French politician Eugène Authier the best known. The only other name is the French politician Robert Bichet. Baume-les-Dames, 9 mi off, can claim 15 famous people, the best known Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen. Fewer than a quarter of the 117 towns in Doubs with famous people list more.
French politician
French politician (1903–2000)
Close by, Baume-les-Dames counts 15 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Eugène Authier (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Robert Bichet.
2 people born in Rougemont 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 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Robert Bichet, born in 1903. The youngest on the list was born in 1909.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rougemont 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.
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
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