Writers and artists stand out among the 8 famous people born in Vaucouleurs

Madame du Barry (French noblewoman by marriage (1743–1793), last mistress of Louis XV (from 1768 to 1774)) is the best known by our measure: 54 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alexis-Henri-Marie Lépicier and Jacques Thuillier.

8 people born in Vaucouleurs have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 10 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, writers and artists: 4 of the 8. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Jean-Baptiste Ladvocat, born in 1709. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vaucouleurs 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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