Adolphe Simon Neboux
1806–1885French surgeon and naturalist (1806–1885)
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The best known is the French surgeon and naturalist Adolphe Simon Neboux, with articles in 11 languages. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 9 were born, the most of any period. Over 912 years of births, the list goes from Aymery de La Châtre (1070) to Ben Toury (1982). Only 2 towns in Indre list more.
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Languages with an article: 11 for Adolphe Simon Neboux, 11 for Émile Acollas, 10 for Marcel Dussault.
French surgeon and naturalist (1806–1885)
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The 1800s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Adolphe Simon Neboux (French surgeon and naturalist (1806–1885)) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Émile Acollas and Marcel Dussault.
26 people born in La Châtre have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 37 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: 14 of the 26. That is 54% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Aymery de La Châtre, born in 1070. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Châtre 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.
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
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