#1Jean Herly
1920–1998French civil servant (1920–1998)
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Articles in 6 languages make the French civil servant Jean Herly the best known. The only other name is the French politician François Hoën. François Hoën, born in 1864, is the earliest name and Jean Herly, born in 1920, the latest. The neighbour with the longest list is Sarreguemines, 4 mi away: 46, led by Aurélie Muller.


#1French civil servant (1920–1998)
#2French politician (1864-1935)
The fullest list close by belongs to Sarreguemines, with 46.
Jean Herly (French civil servant (1920–1998)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Hoën.
2 people born in Grosbliederstroff 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: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
François Hoën, born in 1864. The youngest on the list was born in 1920.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Grosbliederstroff 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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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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