Eugène Veuillot
1818–1905French journalist
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Most widely known is Eugène Veuillot, the French journalist, with articles in 4 languages. The list has one more: the French soldier François Charles Michel Leturcq. A short trip away, Pithiviers (6 mi) counts 30 famous people, Marie NDiaye among them. The first birth on record is François Charles Michel Leturcq’s, in 1769, and the last Eugène Veuillot’s, in 1818.
French journalist
French soldier
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The most names next door are in Pithiviers: 30.
Eugène Veuillot (French journalist) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Charles Michel Leturcq.
2 people born in Boynes 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.
François Charles Michel Leturcq, born in 1769. The youngest on the list was born in 1818.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Boynes 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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