Joseph d'Arros
1779–1855French politician (1779–1855)
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The French politician Joseph d'Arros was born in 1779. That places their birth before the Revolution. An article about them exists in one language. Go 3 mi to Metz and the list grows to 434, with Paul Verlaine at the top.
French politician (1779–1855)
Of the towns nearby, Metz lists the most people: 434.
Metz · 3 miPaul Verlaine & 433 moreKSMontigny-lès-Metz · 3 miKiliann Sildillia & 11 more
Longeville-lès-Metz · 1 miLudovic Obraniak & 7 moreJHArs-sur-Moselle · 5 miJean-Louis Heinrich & 5 more
Le Ban-Saint-Martin · 1 miVictor Zvunka & 3 more
Woippy · 2 miVincent Gérard & 3 more
Scy-Chazelles · 2 miPierre-Dominique Bazaine & 1 moreVBMarange-Silvange · 6 miVincent Bracigliano & 1 moreJoseph d'Arros (French politician (1779–1855)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
1 people born in Plappeville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plappeville 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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