François Soubigou
1819–1902French politician
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François Soubigou, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Louis Soubigou. Nearby, Landerneau, 5 mi away, lists 34, led by Aude Biannic. From François Soubigou in 1819 to Louis Soubigou in 1863, the births cover 44 years.
French politician
French politician (1863–1914)
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Plounéventer, with how many people each has.
Landerneau · 5 miAude Biannic & 33 moreRPLesneven · 6 miRené Pétillon & 21 more
Landivisiau · 6 miDavid Gaudu & 8 more
Plouescat · 10 miDom Duff & 5 more
Guipavas · 11 miRomain Le Roux & 4 more
Plabennec · 10 miJean-Luc Bleunven & 3 moreJBPlouvien · 11 miJean Bothorel & 2 moreJTPloudaniel · 5 miJoseph Thomin & 1 moreFrançois Soubigou (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Soubigou.
2 people born in Plounéventer have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
François Soubigou, born in 1819. The youngest on the list was born in 1863.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plounéventer 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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