Dominique Arnaud
1955–2016French cyclist (1955–2016)
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Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0Articles in 11 languages make the French cyclist Dominique Arnaud the best known. The list has one more: the French bicycle racer Guy Dolhats. Nearby, Bayonne, 3 mi away, lists 261, led by Didier Deschamps. Births span 1952 to 1955, from Guy Dolhats to Dominique Arnaud.
French cyclist (1955–2016)
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Boucau · 1 miRoland Bierge & 12 more
Anglet · 4 miNoël Vandernotte & 7 more
Ondres · 2 miJean Duhau & 1 moreDLSaint-Martin-de-Seignanx · 4 miDaniel Labadie & 1 more
Saint-Pierre-d'Irube · 5 miMarie Garay & 1 more
Villefranque · 7 miJean Saint-Pierre & 1 moreDominique Arnaud (French cyclist (1955–2016)) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Guy Dolhats.
2 people born in Tarnos have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Guy Dolhats, born in 1952. The youngest on the list was born in 1955.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tarnos 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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