#1Jules Flandrin
1871–1947French painter (1871-1947)
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Jules Flandrin, the French painter, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The list has one more: the resistance fighter André Jacob. Nearby, Grenoble, 3 mi away, lists 474, led by Stendhal. From Jules Flandrin to André Jacob, the births on the list run from 1871 to 1909.

#1French painter (1871-1947)
Resistance fighter
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Grenoble leads the towns around it, with 474 names.
Grenoble · 3 miStendhal & 473 more
La Tronche · 1 miMichel Barnier & 67 more
Saint-Martin-d'Hères · 3 miAnaïs Chevalier-Bouchet & 54 moreLLDomène · 4 miLise Lesèvre & 4 moreMLFontaine · 4 miMichel Lafranceschina & 3 more
Meylan · 1 miGabriel de Mortillet & 1 moreJPSaint-Égrève · 4 miJean Pinsello & 1 more
Gières · 3 miCasimir Arvet-TouvetJules Flandrin (French painter (1871-1947)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Jacob.
2 people born in Corenc have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Jules Flandrin, born in 1871. The youngest on the list was born in 1909.
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