Jacqueline Marval
1866–1932French painter (1866-1932)
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Most widely known is Jacqueline Marval, the French painter, with articles in 15 languages. The list has one more: the French soldier and officer Jean Antoine Brun. For more famous names, Grenoble is 5 mi away: its list has 474, led by Stendhal. Jacqueline Marval, the best known, was born in 1866.
French painter (1866-1932)
French soldier and officer (1761–1826)
1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Grenoble · 5 miStendhal & 473 more
La Tronche · 3 miMichel Barnier & 67 moreMLFontaine · 4 miMichel Lafranceschina & 3 more
Voreppe · 5 miJacques Gay & 3 moreJPSaint-Égrève · 2 miJean Pinsello & 1 more
Fontanil-Cornillon · 3 miBach & 1 more
Corenc · 3 miJules Flandrin & 1 more
Meylan · 4 miGabriel de Mortillet & 1 moreJacqueline Marval (French painter (1866-1932)) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Antoine Brun.
2 people born in Quaix-en-Chartreuse 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.
Jean Antoine Brun, born in 1761. The youngest on the list was born in 1866.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Quaix-en-Chartreuse 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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