Mélanie Bourotte
1834–1890French poet and writer (1834–1890)
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At the top of the list is the French poet and writer Mélanie Bourotte, covered in 4 languages. Behind the leader come Marcelle Humblot and Henri Clément. The neighbour with the longest list is Saint-Mihiel, 10 mi away: 30, led by Jean Bérain père. The list’s best known name, Mélanie Bourotte, dates from 1834.
Ranked by languages covered: Mélanie Bourotte with 4, then Marcelle Humblot with 3 and Henri Clément with 1.
French poet and writer (1834–1890)
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Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Close by, Saint-Mihiel counts 30 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Mélanie Bourotte (French poet and writer (1834–1890)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marcelle Humblot and Henri Clément.
3 people born in Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel 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, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Henri Clément, born in 1737. The youngest on the list was born in 1914.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel 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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