René Fontayne
1891–1952French painter (1891-1952)
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The best known is the French painter René Fontayne, with articles in 4 languages. Henri Delranc, the French association football player, comes second, with Xavier Ruas third. Within 4 mi, Aimargues lists the most: 7, with Pierre Torreilles first. The oldest name on the list belongs to René Fontayne, born in 1891, the newest to Henri Delranc, born in 1946.

René Fontayne leads with articles in 4 languages, ahead of Henri Delranc (1) and Xavier Ruas (1).
French painter (1891-1952)
French association football player
#3The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 people.
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Of the towns nearby, Aimargues lists the most people: 7.
Vauvert · 5 miRené Girard & 6 moreLMCodognan · 1 miLouis Méjan & 2 more
Le Cailar · 4 miSully-André Peyre & 2 more
Aigues-Vives · 2 miGaston Doumergue & 1 more
Gallargues-le-Montueux · 3 miUlysse Pastre & 1 morePBCalvisson · 3 miPierre Barlaguet & 1 moreJSBeauvoisin · 5 miJean-Marc Sibille & 1 moreRené Fontayne (French painter (1891-1952)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Delranc and Xavier Ruas.
3 people born in Vergèze have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
René Fontayne, born in 1891. The youngest on the list was born in 1946.
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