Christophe Cocard
born 1967French association football player
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Articles in 16 languages make the French association football player Christophe Cocard the best known. Second and third on the list are Alexandre de Bernay and Robert Lindet. The list reaches back to Alexandre de Bernay, born in 1150, one of 11 born before the Revolution. The largest group, 11, was born before the Revolution.
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The 1740s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Three names lead: Christophe Cocard (16 languages), Alexandre de Bernay (15) and Robert Lindet (15).
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Brionne has the longest list next door: 3.
Christophe Cocard (French association football player) is the best known by our measure: 16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alexandre de Bernay and Robert Lindet.
30 people born in Bernay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 46 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, athletes: 9 of the 30. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Alexandre de Bernay, born in 1150. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bernay 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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