#1Raymond Marcellin
1914–2004French politician (1914-2004)
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The best known is the French politician Raymond Marcellin, with articles in 13 languages. Nicolas-François Canard and Nadine Prévost follow. The list reaches back to Germain Allart, born in 1610, one of 5 born before the Revolution. The largest group, 7, was born between 1914 and 1969.
Raymond Marcellin leads with articles in 13 languages, ahead of Nicolas-François Canard (7) and Nadine Prévost (5).
#1French politician (1914-2004)
#2French mathematician, philosopher and economist
Births peak in the 1910s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 5 people.
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15 more names, born between 1610 and 1962.



French politician (1742-1795)
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The best known from each town within 12 mi of Sézanne, with how many people each has.
Raymond Marcellin (French politician (1914-2004)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Nicolas-François Canard and Nadine Prévost.
18 people born in Sézanne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 32 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: 5 of the 18. That is 28% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Germain Allart, born in 1610. The youngest on the list was born in 1962.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sézanne 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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