Sylviane Telchid
1941–2023Guadeloupean writer and professor
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Most widely known is Sylviane Telchid, the guadeloupean writer and professor, with articles in 5 languages. Between 1914 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. 3 of them were born since 1970. Per head, the list is long: 5.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Guadeloupe has 3.3.
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
Guadeloupean writer and professor
French historian (1863-1952)
Guadeloupean politician
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 3 people.
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Another 7, the earliest born in 1905.


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The longest list nearby is Basse-Terre’s, with 29.
Sylviane Telchid (Guadeloupean writer and professor) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henry Sidambarom and Léo Andy.
10 people born in Capesterre-Belle-Eau have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 17 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 10. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Henry Sidambarom, born in 1863. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Capesterre-Belle-Eau 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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