Justin Bonaventure Morard de Galles
1741–1809French admiral
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At the top of the list is the French admiral Justin Bonaventure Morard de Galles, covered in 7 languages. Second place goes to the French politician Lucien Rose, third to Paul Repiton-Préneuf. The list’s best known name, Justin Bonaventure Morard de Galles, dates from 1741. The nearest list is in Pontcharra, 7 mi away: 4 names, starting with René Arnoux.
Soldiers and sailors take two of the three places.
French admiral
French politician (1916-2004)
French military personnel (1904-1962)
Military leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The longest list nearby is Pontcharra’s, with 4.
Pontcharra · 7 miRené Arnoux & 3 moreMLVillard-Bonnot · 8 miMichel Lotito & 2 moreJRCrêts en Belledonne · 4 miJean-Pierre Raffin-Dugens & 1 more
Allevard · 6 miPierre Rambaud & 1 moreABChapareillan · 9 miAmbroise Bravet & 1 more
Le Touvet · 2 miMichel FuzellierJTFroges · 6 miJacques TexierPGSaint-Ismier · 10 miPétrus GourinJustin Bonaventure Morard de Galles (French admiral) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Lucien Rose and Paul Repiton-Préneuf.
3 people born in Goncelin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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, soldiers and sailors: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Justin Bonaventure Morard de Galles, born in 1741. The youngest on the list was born in 1916.
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