Alexis Thomas-Kercado
1809–1890French politician (1809–1890)
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Articles in 2 languages make the French politician Alexis Thomas-Kercado the best known. Second place goes to the French politician Louis-Hyacinthe Levesque, third to Emmanuel Thomas-Ducordic. As early as 1774, Louis-Hyacinthe Levesque was born here, one of 2 born before the Revolution. 4 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
More were born in the 1800s than in any other decade: 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The three best known are all leaders.
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La Roche-Bernard has 3.4× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Still to come: 2 more, from 1808 to 1943.
No one matches both filters.
The neighbour with the most names is Herbignac, at 3.
Alexis Thomas-Kercado (French politician (1809–1890)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis-Hyacinthe Levesque and Emmanuel Thomas-Ducordic.
5 people born in La Roche-Bernard have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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: 4 of the 5. That is 80% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Louis-Hyacinthe Levesque, born in 1774. The youngest on the list was born in 1943.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Roche-Bernard 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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