René Travert
1919–2016French politician (1919-2016)
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René Travert, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The only other name is the French art historian Lucien Lepoittevin. Born in 1919, René Travert is the first name on record, and Lucien Lepoittevin, born in 1932, the most recent. 123 towns across Manche can name a famous person born there.
French politician (1919-2016)
French art historian
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 1.
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René Travert (French politician (1919-2016)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Lucien Lepoittevin.
2 people born in Réville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
René Travert, born in 1919. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Réville 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.
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