Espérance Langlois
1805–1864French painter (1805-1864)
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At the top of the list is the French painter Espérance Langlois, covered in 5 languages. The French painter Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois ranks second, ahead of Polyclès Langlois. The list’s best known name, Espérance Langlois, dates from 1805. More are writers and artists than anything else, 4 in all.

All three are writers and artists.
French painter (1805-1864)
#2French painter (1777-1837)
Painter (1814-1872)
The busiest decade was the 1800s, with 1 births.
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1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Nearby, Louviers has the most on record, with 31.
Espérance Langlois (French painter (1805-1864)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois and Polyclès Langlois.
4 people born in Pont-de-l'Arche have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 4 of the 4. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois, born in 1777. The youngest on the list was born in 1935.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pont-de-l'Arche 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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