Thierry Lacroix
born 1967French rugby union player
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Thierry Lacroix, the French rugby union player, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. 2 of them were born before the Revolution, the first Jean Henri de Trenqualye de Maignan in 1760. Between 1914 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. The biggest group are leaders: 3.
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 4.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Counted by languages, Thierry Lacroix is ahead of Michel Sarran and Philippe Baumel: 8, 4 and 3.
French rugby union player
French politician
Leaders stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.
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The neighbour with the most names is Eauze, at 7.
Thierry Lacroix (French rugby union player) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michel Sarran and Philippe Baumel.
6 people born in Nogaro have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 14 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: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean Henri de Trenqualye de Maignan, born in 1760. The youngest on the list was born in 1967.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Nogaro 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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