Jean Lagarde
1912–1996French politician
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Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0Most widely known is Jean Lagarde, the French politician, with an article in one language. The only other name is the French politician Julien Le Pan. Lorient, 2 mi away, has 164 on its list, the best known Jean-Yves Le Drian. From Julien Le Pan in 1908 to Jean Lagarde in 1912, the births cover 4 years.
French politician
French politician
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Lorient · 2 miJean-Yves Le Drian & 163 more
Hennebont · 5 miWarren Barguil & 30 more
Ploemeur · 5 miHenri Dupuy de Lôme & 17 more
Port-Louis · 4 miZacharie Allemand & 7 more
Caudan · 3 miMarcel Guieysse & 2 moreFFKervignac · 4 miFrançois Marie Falquerho & 1 moreJMLocmiquélic · 3 miJean-Yves MonnatLKQuéven · 4 miLouis KermabonJean Lagarde (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Julien Le Pan.
2 people born in Lanester have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Julien Le Pan, born in 1908. The youngest on the list was born in 1912.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lanester 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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