Guillaume Morel
1505–1564French classical scholar
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Guillaume Morel, the French classical scholar, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Jean Bizet and Jean-Marie Prévost. 3 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 123 towns in Manche with famous people list more.
Guillaume Morel leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Jean Bizet (5) and Jean-Marie Prévost (4).
French classical scholar
French association football player (1918-1997)
The 1500s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
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Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.5 times.
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Here are 2 more, born from 1888 to 1920.
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The best known from each town within 12 mi of Le Teilleul, with how many people each has.
Guillaume Morel (French classical scholar) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Bizet and Jean-Marie Prévost.
5 people born in Le Teilleul 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, leaders: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Guillaume Morel, born in 1505. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Teilleul 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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