#1Bach
1882–1953French actor and singer (1882-1953)
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Bach, the French actor and singer, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Alban Fagot. Of its neighbours, Grenoble, 6 mi away, lists the most: 474, Stendhal first. Born in 1882, Bach is the first name on record, and Alban Fagot, born in 1916, the most recent.

#1French actor and singer (1882-1953)
French politician (1916–1996)
Performers are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Close by, the fullest list is Grenoble’s, at 474 names.
Grenoble · 6 miStendhal & 473 more
La Tronche · 5 miMichel Barnier & 67 more
Voreppe · 3 miJacques Gay & 3 moreMLFontaine · 4 miMichel Lafranceschina & 3 moreJPSaint-Égrève · 2 miJean Pinsello & 1 more
Corenc · 5 miJules Flandrin & 1 more
Meylan · 6 miGabriel de Mortillet & 1 moreFRSaint-Martin-le-Vinoux · 3 miFrédéric RauhBach (French actor and singer (1882-1953)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alban Fagot.
2 people born in Fontanil-Cornillon 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, performers: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.
Bach, born in 1882. The youngest on the list was born in 1916.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fontanil-Cornillon 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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