Louis-François Beffara
1751–1838French writer (1751-1838)
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Louis-François Beffara, the French writer, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Second place goes to the French playwright Lucien Besnard, third to Christophe Dauphin. More are writers and artists than anything else, 3 in all. The list’s best known name, Louis-François Beffara, dates from 1751.
Languages with an article: 3 for Louis-François Beffara, 3 for Lucien Besnard, 3 for Christophe Dauphin.
French writer (1751-1838)
French playwright
French poet
The busiest decade was the 1750s, with 1 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
1 more, best known first.
French lawyer and politician
No one matches both filters.
Nearby, Dreux has the most on record, with 71.
Louis-François Beffara (French writer (1751-1838)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Lucien Besnard and Christophe Dauphin.
4 people born in Nonancourt 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, writers and artists: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Jacques Gabriel Jan de Hauteterre, born in 1746. The youngest on the list was born in 1968.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nonancourt 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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