#1François Mahé
1930–2015French road bicycle racer (1930–2015)
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The best known is the French road bicycle racer François Mahé, with articles in 13 languages. Second and third on the list are Joseph Mahé and Eugène Riguidel. Vannes, 3 mi away, has 138 on its list, the best known Alain Resnais. The earliest on the list is François Mahé, born in 1930, and the youngest Eugène Riguidel, born in 1940.

Two of the three are athletes.
#1French road bicycle racer (1930–2015)
French cyclist (1937–1987)
French skipper
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Vannes, with 138.
François Mahé (French road bicycle racer (1930–2015)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joseph Mahé and Eugène Riguidel.
3 people born in Arradon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
François Mahé, born in 1930. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arradon 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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