Alain Ayroles
born 1968French screenwriter
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At the top of the list is the French screenwriter Alain Ayroles, covered in 6 languages. Christophe Proença and Dominique Harize follow. The largest group, 5, was born between 1914 and 1969. 2 were born in 1970 or later.
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 4 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Languages with an article: 6 for Alain Ayroles, 3 for Christophe Proença, 3 for Dominique Harize.
French screenwriter
French politician
French rugby union footballer
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
4 more, from 1961 to 2004.


No one matches both filters.
Of the towns nearby, Gramat lists the most people: 8.
Alain Ayroles (French screenwriter) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Christophe Proença and Dominique Harize.
7 people born in Saint-Céré have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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: 3 of the 7. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Dominique Harize, born in 1956. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Céré 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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