Jacques Servier
1922–2014French doctor and businessman (1922–2014)
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Most widely known is Jacques Servier, the French doctor and businessman, with articles in 5 languages. The other is Jean-François Mayet, the French politician. Just 12 mi away, Levroux’s list holds 7 names, Christine Boutin the best known. Born in 1922, Jacques Servier is the first name on record, and Jean-François Mayet, born in 1940, the most recent.
French doctor and businessman (1922–2014)
French politician
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 1 people.
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The neighbour with the most names is Levroux, at 7.
Jacques Servier (French doctor and businessman (1922–2014)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-François Mayet.
2 people born in Vatan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Jacques Servier, born in 1922. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vatan 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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