Léon Monnier
1844–1923French politician (1844–1923)
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Photo: Totorvdr59 · CC BY-SA 4.0An article in one language makes the French politician Léon Monnier the best known so far. Close behind are Pascal Amours and Tony Cavet. Maurice Duruflé heads the list in Louviers, 9 mi away, which has 31 names. For every 10,000 residents the town has 4.4, while at least half the towns in Eure list nobody born there.
Athletes take two of the three places.
French politician (1844–1923)
French association football player
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Close by, the fullest list is Louviers’, at 31 names.
Louviers · 9 miMaurice Duruflé & 30 moreODVernon · 8 miOusmane Dembélé & 28 more
Les Andelys · 7 miNicolas Poussin & 15 more
Pacy-sur-Eure · 10 miDenis Tristant & 5 moreADLe Val d'Hazey · 1 miAlbert Duchêne & 3 moreÉALa Chapelle-Longueville · 6 miÉmile Appay & 1 more
Vexin-sur-Epte · 11 miGuillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu & 1 moreLéon Monnier (French politician (1844–1923)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pascal Amours and Tony Cavet.
3 people born in Gaillon 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, athletes: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Léon Monnier, born in 1844. The youngest on the list was born in 1975.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gaillon 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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