#1Marcel Guieysse
1881–1967French politician
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At the top of the list is the French politician Marcel Guieysse, covered in 4 languages. François Nicolas Guy Napoléon Faverot de Kerbrech and Louis Le Leannec follow. From François Nicolas Guy Napoléon Faverot de Kerbrech to Louis Le Leannec, the births on the list run from 1837 to 1889. The neighbour with the longest list is Lorient, 4 mi away: 164, led by Jean-Yves Le Drian.
By how many languages cover them, Marcel Guieysse comes first (4), then François Nicolas Guy Napoléon Faverot de Kerbrech (1) and Louis Le Leannec (1).
#1French politician
#2French officer (1837-1905)
French politician (1889–1959)
Close by, the fullest list is Lorient’s, at 164 names.
Lorient · 4 miJean-Yves Le Drian & 163 more
Hennebont · 3 miWarren Barguil & 30 moreJLLanester · 3 miJean Lagarde & 1 more
Pont-Scorff · 4 miArmand Penverne & 1 moreJGInzinzac-Lochrist · 4 miJean Giovannelli & 1 moreFFKervignac · 5 miFrançois Marie Falquerho & 1 moreLKQuéven · 4 miLouis KermabonJMLocmiquélic · 6 miJean-Yves MonnatMarcel Guieysse (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Nicolas Guy Napoléon Faverot de Kerbrech and Louis Le Leannec.
3 people born in Caudan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
François Nicolas Guy Napoléon Faverot de Kerbrech, born in 1837. The youngest on the list was born in 1889.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Caudan 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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