Élisabeth Renaud
1846–1932French teacher, feminist and editor
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Photo: Sir-Jacques · CC BY 3.0Best known of all is Élisabeth Renaud, written about in 4 languages. The next two names are Henri Fertet and Marcel Parmeggiani. Go 4 mi to Montbéliard and the list grows to 83, with René Thom at the top. Over 80 years of births, the list goes from Élisabeth Renaud (1846) to Henri Fertet (1926).
The three are covered in 4, 3 and 1 languages: Élisabeth Renaud, Henri Fertet and Marcel Parmeggiani.
French teacher, feminist and editor
French resistance fighter (1926–1943)
French association football player (1915-1991)
Share of Seloncourt’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The neighbour with the most names is Montbéliard, at 83.
Montbéliard · 4 miRené Thom & 82 more
Audincourt · 2 miBenoît Pedretti & 14 more
Valentigney · 1 miJules Goux & 7 more
Beaucourt · 3 miMarguerite Steinheil & 4 more
Hérimoncourt · 2 miJean Pierre Mégnin & 2 more
Mandeure · 2 miFrédéric Macler & 1 more
Exincourt · 3 miJacques Fatton & 1 moreMJSochaux · 4 miMichel Jacques & 1 moreÉlisabeth Renaud (French teacher, feminist and editor) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Fertet and Marcel Parmeggiani.
3 people born in Seloncourt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Élisabeth Renaud, born in 1846. The youngest on the list was born in 1926.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Seloncourt 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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