Jean Bothorel
born 1940French journalist and writer
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Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 3.0Jean Bothorel, the French journalist and writer, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The French school teacher Anna-Vari Arzur ranks second, ahead of Maurice Cozian. Nearby, Lesneven, 7 mi away, lists 22, led by René Pétillon. The earliest on the list is Anna-Vari Arzur, born in 1921, and the youngest Jean Bothorel, born in 1940.
Counted by languages, Jean Bothorel is ahead of Anna-Vari Arzur and Maurice Cozian: 4, 3 and 1.
French journalist and writer
French school teacher
French economist (1936–2008)
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Of the towns nearby, Lesneven lists the most people: 22.
Guipavas · 8 miRomain Le Roux & 4 more
Plabennec · 3 miJean-Luc Bleunven & 3 moreJAPlouguerneau · 6 miJean-Pierre Allemand & 3 more
Gouesnou · 6 miVirginie Cueff & 2 more
Bourg-Blanc · 3 miLaurent Ségalen & 1 moreJTPloudaniel · 6 miJoseph Thomin & 1 moreJean Bothorel (French journalist and writer) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Anna-Vari Arzur and Maurice Cozian.
3 people born in Plouvien 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, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Anna-Vari Arzur, born in 1921. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plouvien 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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