#1François-Marie Picaud
1878–1960French bishop (1878-1960)
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Most widely known is François-Marie Picaud, the French bishop, with articles in 4 languages. Pierrick Massiot is second and François-Marie-Isidore Queverdo third. Before the Revolution, 5 were born, the most of any period. The list reaches back to Louis François Anne Robin de Morhéry, born in 1741, one of 5 born before the Revolution.

No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
More of them were born in the 1740s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
By how many languages cover them, François-Marie Picaud comes first (4), then Pierrick Massiot (4) and François-Marie-Isidore Queverdo (2).
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The longest list nearby is Ploërmel’s, with 24.
François-Marie Picaud (French bishop (1878-1960)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierrick Massiot and François-Marie-Isidore Queverdo.
10 people born in Josselin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 15 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: 5 of the 10. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Louis François Anne Robin de Morhéry, born in 1741. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Josselin 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.
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
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