Jean Joubert
1928–2015French novelist (1928–2015)
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Photo: Alvaro · CC BY-SA 3.0Most widely known is Jean Joubert, the French novelist, with articles in 7 languages. The other is Daniel Delaveau. From Jean Joubert to Daniel Delaveau, the births on the list run from 1928 to 1952. Of its neighbours, Montargis, 2 mi away, lists the most: 46, Anne-Louis Girodet first.
French novelist (1928–2015)
French politician and incumbent Mayor of Rennes
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.
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The neighbour with the most names is Montargis, at 46.
Jean Joubert (French novelist (1928–2015)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Daniel Delaveau.
2 people born in Châlette-sur-Loing have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Jean Joubert, born in 1928. The youngest on the list was born in 1952.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Châlette-sur-Loing 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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