#1Firmin Abauzit
1679–1767French, and then Genevan, physician, theologian and philosopher (1679–1767)
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Firmin Abauzit is the best known, with articles in 23 languages. Second and third on the list are François Paul de Brueys d'Aigalliers and Bernard Plantevelue. 9 of them were born before the Revolution, the first Bernard Plantevelue in 841. The largest group, 9, was born before the Revolution.
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
More of them were born in the 1750s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Languages with an article: 23 for Firmin Abauzit, 19 for François Paul de Brueys d'Aigalliers, 18 for Bernard Plantevelue.
#1French, and then Genevan, physician, theologian and philosopher (1679–1767)
#2French admiral (1753–1798)
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Firmin Abauzit (French, and then Genevan, physician, theologian and philosopher (1679–1767)) is the best known by our measure: 23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Paul de Brueys d'Aigalliers and Bernard Plantevelue.
23 people born in Uzès have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 42 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: 9 of the 23. That is 39% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Bernard Plantevelue, born in 841. The youngest on the list was born in 1970.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Uzès 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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