#1Élie Cartan
1869–1951French mathematician (1869–1951)
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At the top of the list is the French mathematician Élie Cartan, covered in 44 languages. Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu is second and Charles Emmanuel Gratet de Dolomieu third. Over 164 years of births, the list goes from Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750) to François Cuzin (1914). More are scientists and doctors than anything else, 3 in all.

Élie Cartan leads with articles in 44 languages, ahead of Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (31) and Charles Emmanuel Gratet de Dolomieu (1).
#1French mathematician (1869–1951)
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The 1750s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 10.3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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The best known from each town within 12 mi of Dolomieu, with how many people each has.
Élie Cartan (French mathematician (1869–1951)) is the best known by our measure: 44 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu and Charles Emmanuel Gratet de Dolomieu.
4 people born in Dolomieu 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: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, born in 1750. The youngest on the list was born in 1914.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dolomieu 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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From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
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