#1Camille Rogier
1810–1896French painter, illustrator, etcher and photographer (1810–1896)
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Camille Rogier is the best known, with articles in 2 languages. The only other name is the French painter Lucien Coutaud. Of its neighbours, Tarascon, 7 mi away, lists the most: 27, Jean Gilles first. The list runs from Camille Rogier, born in 1810, to Lucien Coutaud, born in 1904.

#1French painter, illustrator, etcher and photographer (1810–1896)
French painter (1904-1977)
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Meynes, with how many people each has.
Beaucaire · 6 miAnatole de Cabrières & 8 moreJMMontfrin · 2 miJean Mouton & 1 moreCBMarguerittes · 6 miCharles Bourneton & 1 more
Aramon · 6 miHenri Pitot & 1 more
Manduel · 6 miFrançois Fournier & 1 moreJNBellegarde · 9 miJacky Novi & 1 morePMJonquières-Saint-Vincent · 4 miPierre MazierCamille Rogier (French painter, illustrator, etcher and photographer (1810–1896)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Lucien Coutaud.
2 people born in Meynes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Camille Rogier, born in 1810. The youngest on the list was born in 1904.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Meynes 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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