#1Jean Maximilien Lamarque
1770–1832French commander of the Napoleonic Wars and politician (1770-1832)
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Best known of all is Jean Maximilien Lamarque, written about in 24 languages. Second and third on the list are Léon Dufour and Frédéric Fauthoux. Most were born before the Revolution: 12 of them. As early as 1470, Arnaud de Moles was born here, one of 12 born before the Revolution.
Count by decade and the 1770s come out on top, with 3 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Saint-Sever has 1.8× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The three are covered in 24, 23 and 10 languages: Jean Maximilien Lamarque, Léon Dufour and Frédéric Fauthoux.
#1French commander of the Napoleonic Wars and politician (1770-1832)
#2French entomologist, botanist and arachnologist (1780–1865)
#3French basketball player (born 1972)
Here are 18 more, born from 1470 to 1965.




French politician (1783-1829)

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The most names next door are in Mont-de-Marsan: 97.
Jean Maximilien Lamarque (French commander of the Napoleonic Wars and politician (1770-1832)) is the best known by our measure: 24 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Léon Dufour and Frédéric Fauthoux.
21 people born in Saint-Sever have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 26 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, leaders: 9 of the 21. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Arnaud de Moles, born in 1470. The youngest on the list was born in 1972.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Sever 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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