#1Raoul le Boucher
1883–1907French cyclist (1883-1907)
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Raoul le Boucher, the French cyclist, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The French politician François Gaumet ranks second, ahead of Vincent Malle. Nearby, Gien, 9 mi away, lists 41, led by Pierre Rolland. The list comes to 9.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.6 in the typical town in Loiret.

The three are covered in 7, 1 and 1 languages: Raoul le Boucher, François Gaumet and Vincent Malle.
#1French cyclist (1883-1907)
French politician
French film producer (1944-2011)
Sports leads the fields, with 1 people.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Gien, with 41.
Raoul le Boucher (French cyclist (1883-1907)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Gaumet and Vincent Malle.
3 people born in Châtillon-sur-Loire have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
François Gaumet, born in 1880. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Châtillon-sur-Loire 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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