Paul Ruat
1862–1938French publisher-bookseller and felibre
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The French publisher-bookseller and felibre Paul Ruat was born in 1862. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. An article about them exists in one language. Valréas, 7 mi away, has 17 on its list, the best known Jean-Sifrein Maury.
French publisher-bookseller and felibre
Valréas has the longest list next door: 17.
Valréas · 7 miJean-Sifrein Maury & 16 moreGPBollène · 9 miGeorges Plassat & 8 more
Nyons · 11 miRené Barjavel & 6 moreÉAVaison-la-Romaine · 7 miÉric Allibert & 5 moreJPSaint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux · 9 miJean-Raymond de Petity & 3 moreRBMondragon · 11 miRodolphe Bringer & 2 more
Piolenc · 11 miJean-Louis Trintignant & 2 more
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes · 4 miMaurice Trintignant & 1 morePaul Ruat (French publisher-bookseller and felibre) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
1 people born in Tulette have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tulette 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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