Albert Uderzo
1927–2020French comic book artist (1927–2020)
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At the top of the list is the French comic book artist Albert Uderzo, covered in 56 languages. Maurice Brocco, the road bicycle racer, comes second, with Félix Billet third. 2 of them are athletes, more than in any other field. The list runs from Félix Billet, born in 1808, to Nadine Juillard, born in 1954.

Counted by languages, Albert Uderzo is ahead of Maurice Brocco and Félix Billet: 56, 14 and 4.
French comic book artist (1927–2020)
#2Road bicycle racer (1883–1965)
French physicist (1808-1882)
More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
2 more, from 1843 to 1954.
No one matches both filters.
Of the towns around it, Fère-en-Tardenois has the most on record: 4.
Albert Uderzo (French comic book artist (1927–2020)) is the best known by our measure: 56 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Maurice Brocco and Félix Billet.
5 people born in Fismes 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: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Félix Billet, born in 1808. The youngest on the list was born in 1954.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fismes 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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