Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
1755–1794French writer (1755–1794)
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At the top of the list is the French writer Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, covered in 34 languages. Close behind are Robert Filliou and Élie Gounelle. Writers and artists make up the largest group, 3 of them. The oldest name on the list belongs to Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, born in 1755, the newest to Robert Filliou, born in 1926.
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
French writer (1755–1794)
French artist (1926–1987)
French theologian and pastor (1865-1950)
The 1750s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
1 more, best known first.
French protestant pastor and writer (1805-1878)
No one matches both filters.
The neighbour with the most names is Anduze, at 14.
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (French writer (1755–1794)) is the best known by our measure: 34 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Robert Filliou and Élie Gounelle.
4 people born in Sauve have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, born in 1755. The youngest on the list was born in 1926.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sauve 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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