Stanislas Breton
1912–2005French philosopher and theologian (1912–2005)
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Photo: Gitouche · CC BY-SA 4.0The best known is the French philosopher and theologian Stanislas Breton, with articles in 5 languages. The list has one more: the French journalist and film critic Roger Tailleur. The neighbour with the longest list is Bordeaux, 5 mi away: 1,067, led by François Mauriac. Roger Tailleur, born in 1927, is the youngest, and Stanislas Breton, born in 1912, the first on record.
French philosopher and theologian (1912–2005)
French journalist and film critic (1927-1985)
Of the towns nearby, Bordeaux lists the most people: 1,067.
Bordeaux · 5 miFrançois Mauriac & 1,066 moreHMTalence · 3 miHenri de Laborde de Monpezat & 87 moreJEPessac · 3 miJean Eustache & 27 more
Bègles · 3 miJacques Dufilho & 19 moreJTVillenave-d'Ornon · 2 miJean-Pierre Torrell & 3 more
Mérignac · 5 miNicolas Canteloup & 1 more
Latresne · 6 miRené Brunet & 1 more
Léognan · 3 miLucien BoyerStanislas Breton (French philosopher and theologian (1912–2005)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Roger Tailleur.
2 people born in Gradignan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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.
Stanislas Breton, born in 1912. The youngest on the list was born in 1927.
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