Philippe Tesnière
1955–1987Professional Cyclist (1955–1987)
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At the top of the list is the professional cyclist Philippe Tesnière, covered in 7 languages. Second place goes to the French footballer Stéphane Pichot, third to Bernard Bonnejean. As early as 1717, Henri-Louis-René des Nos was born here, one of 5 born before the Revolution. 3 were born in 1970 or later.
Philippe Tesnière has articles in 7 languages, Stéphane Pichot in 7 and Bernard Bonnejean in 6.
Professional Cyclist (1955–1987)
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The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 3 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Ernée has 4.3× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
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Of the other 14, 4 are leaders.


French soldier, politician and officer (1785-1852)
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Philippe Tesnière (Professional Cyclist (1955–1987)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Stéphane Pichot and Bernard Bonnejean.
17 people born in Ernée have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 25 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: 4 of the 17. That is 24% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Henri-Louis-René des Nos, born in 1717. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ernée 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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