Eugène Marie Louis Chiquet
1863–1942French painter (1863-1942)
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At the top of the list is the French painter Eugène Marie Louis Chiquet, covered in 2 languages. The only other name is the French historian Claude Mesliand. A short trip away, Amboise (4 mi) counts 35 famous people, Charles VIII among them. Claude Mesliand, born in 1928, is the youngest, and Eugène Marie Louis Chiquet, born in 1863, the first on record.
French painter (1863-1942)
French historian
Close by, Amboise counts 35 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Amboise · 4 miCharles VIII & 34 more
Château-Renault · 11 miNicolas Rousseau & 4 more
Veuzain-sur-Loire · 7 miMarie Cherrier & 2 moreGIVernou-sur-Brenne · 9 miGuy Ignolin & 2 more
Saint-Martin-le-Beau · 9 miGeorges Calzant & 1 moreNDBléré · 10 miNicolas Dubois & 1 more
Montrichard Val de Cher · 10 miPierre Victor Palma Cayet & 1 more
Montlouis-sur-Loire · 11 miDieudonné BelleEugène Marie Louis Chiquet (French painter (1863-1942)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Claude Mesliand.
2 people born in Limeray have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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.
Eugène Marie Louis Chiquet, born in 1863. The youngest on the list was born in 1928.
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