#1Stéphane Travert
born 1969French politician
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Most widely known is Stéphane Travert, the French politician, with articles in 9 languages. Jean Loret and Philippe Gosselin follow. 9 of them were born before the Revolution, more than in any other period. As early as 1595, Jean Loret was born here, one of 9 born before the Revolution.
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
By how many languages cover them, Stéphane Travert comes first (9), then Jean Loret (6) and Philippe Gosselin (6).
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French lawyer and politician (1757-1843)
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The neighbour with the most names is Sainte-Mère-Église, at 6.
Stéphane Travert (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Loret and Philippe Gosselin.
21 people born in Carentan-les-Marais have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 27 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, leaders: 12 of the 21. That is 57% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean Loret, born in 1595. The youngest on the list was born in 1970.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Carentan-les-Marais 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.
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
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