André Dupuy
born 1940French Roman Catholic archbishop
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Articles in 11 languages make the French Roman Catholic archbishop André Dupuy the best known. 6 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. From Albert Samanos to Jules Bousquet, the births on the list run from 1848 to 2004. Per head, the list is long: 13.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Landes has 1.3.
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
First, André Dupuy (11 languages), then Robert Lassalle (4) and Florence Pétry-Amiel (3).
French Roman Catholic archbishop
#2French politician (1882–1940)
French athletics competitor
The 1940s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The other 9 span the years 1848 to 2004.

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Around it, Capbreton has the most people on record, 5 of them.
André Dupuy (French Roman Catholic archbishop) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Robert Lassalle and Florence Pétry-Amiel.
12 people born in Soustons have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 15 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, athletes: 5 of the 12. That is 42% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Albert Samanos, born in 1848. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Soustons 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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