Joseph Depierre
1888–1961French politician (1888–1961)
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The best known is the French politician Joseph Depierre, with articles in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Antoine Jouhannet. The earliest on the list is Antoine Jouhannet, born in 1871, and the youngest Joseph Depierre, born in 1888. For more famous names, Roanne is 10 mi away: its list has 120, led by Cédric Si Mohamed.
French politician (1888–1961)
French politician
The neighbour with the most names is Roanne, at 120.
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Riorges · 11 miGuy RibesJoseph Depierre (French politician (1888–1961)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine Jouhannet.
2 people born in La Gresle have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Antoine Jouhannet, born in 1871. The youngest on the list was born in 1888.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Gresle 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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