Hugues Merle
1822–1881French painter (1822-1881)
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Hugues Merle, the French painter, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Second and third on the list are Louis Maurice Antoine Clerc and Pierre Joseph Fleury Jubié. Of its neighbours, Saint-Marcellin, 3 mi away, lists the most: 16, François Delattre first. Born in 1759, Pierre Joseph Fleury Jubié is the first name on record, and Hugues Merle, born in 1822, the most recent.
Languages with an article: 10 for Hugues Merle, 1 for Louis Maurice Antoine Clerc, 1 for Pierre Joseph Fleury Jubié.
French painter (1822-1881)
French politician (1818-1892)
French politician (1759-1843)
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Saint-Marcellin has the longest list next door: 16.
Hugues Merle (French painter (1822-1881)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Maurice Antoine Clerc and Pierre Joseph Fleury Jubié.
3 people born in La Sône 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, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Pierre Joseph Fleury Jubié, born in 1759. The youngest on the list was born in 1822.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Sône 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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