#1Camille Guy
1860–1929French colonial administrator (1860-1929)
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The best known is the French colonial administrator Camille Guy, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Charles Tramu. Within 10 mi, Besançon lists the most: 407, with Victor Hugo first. From Charles Tramu to Camille Guy, the births on the list run from 1838 to 1860.

#1French colonial administrator (1860-1929)
French politician
Besançon has the longest list next door: 407.
Camille Guy (French colonial administrator (1860-1929)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Tramu.
2 people born in Saint-Vit 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.
Charles Tramu, born in 1838. The youngest on the list was born in 1860.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Vit 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.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
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