Léon Lafage
1874–1953French writer (1874-1953)
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The best known is the French writer Léon Lafage, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French theatre director and playwright Pierre Laville. Pierre Laville, born in 1937, is the youngest, and Léon Lafage, born in 1874, the first on record. The neighbour with the longest list is Cahors, 6 mi away: 90, led by Jean XXII.
French writer (1874-1953)
French theatre director and playwright
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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2 towns around it have someone on record.
Léon Lafage (French writer (1874-1953)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Laville.
2 people born in Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt 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.
Léon Lafage, born in 1874. The youngest on the list was born in 1937.
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