Pierre Bost
1901–1975French writer (1901-1975)
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The best known is the French writer Pierre Bost, with articles in 13 languages. William Seston is second and Étienne de Seynes third. The largest group, 3, was born in the Belle Époque. The oldest name on the list belongs to Jérémie de Pourtalès, born in 1700, the newest to Michel Crespy, born in 1946.
Two of the three are writers and artists.
French writer (1901-1975)
French historian and epigrapher (1900–1983)
French politician
The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 3 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Lasalle has 1.7× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Still to come: 4 more, from 1700 to 1946.
French engraver and cartoonist (1922–2007)
No one matches both filters.
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Boisset-et-Gaujac · 8 miLouis Joseph Elisabeth Fortuné de Renaud de BoulognePierre Bost (French writer (1901-1975)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come William Seston and Étienne de Seynes.
7 people born in Lasalle have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 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 7. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Jérémie de Pourtalès, born in 1700. The youngest on the list was born in 1946.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lasalle 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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