Jacques Darnaud
1758–1830French general (1758–1830)
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At the top of the list is the French general Jacques Darnaud, covered in 4 languages. The other is Lucien Perdereau, the French politician. A short trip away, Orléans (9 mi) counts 368 famous people, Robert II de France among them. Jacques Darnaud was born in 1758.
French general (1758–1830)
French politician (1900–1975)
The largest field is Military, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Of the towns around it, Orléans has the most on record: 368.
Orléans · 9 miRobert II de France & 367 more
Fleury-les-Aubrais · 8 miLouis-Marie Billé & 5 more
Chevilly · 5 miBernard Derosier & 3 moreADLa Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin · 8 miAlain Drufin & 1 morePBSaint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle · 7 miPhilippe Bertrand
Chaingy · 8 miLéon PelléHSSaint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin · 9 miHugues SauryPSSaint-Ay · 10 miPaul SirvenJacques Darnaud (French general (1758–1830)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Lucien Perdereau.
2 people born in Bricy 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, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Jacques Darnaud, born in 1758. The youngest on the list was born in 1900.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bricy 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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