Cécile Avezou
born 1971French rock climber
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Photo: Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot · Public domainCécile Avezou, the French rock climber, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Robert Vizet. Born in 1924, Robert Vizet is the first name on record, and Cécile Avezou, born in 1971, the most recent. The nearest list is in Châtenay-Malabry, 3 mi away: 47 names, starting with Allan Saint-Maximin.
French rock climber
French politician (1924–2018)
Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The fullest list close by belongs to Châtenay-Malabry, with 47.
Châtenay-Malabry · 3 miAllan Saint-Maximin & 46 moreAJAntony · 4 miAgnès Jaoui & 46 more
Palaiseau · 2 miSébastien Vigier & 15 moreBHOrsay · 3 miBilal Hassani & 13 more
Massy · 2 miAnthony Martial & 9 more
Verrières-le-Buisson · 2 miMapie de Toulouse-Lautrec & 4 moreCLChamplan · 3 miCatherine Louveau & 2 more
Jouy-en-Josas · 3 miEugène d'Harcourt & 2 moreCécile Avezou (French rock climber) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Robert Vizet.
2 people born in Igny 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.
Robert Vizet, born in 1924. The youngest on the list was born in 1971.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Igny 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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