Henri Bachelin
1879–1941French writer (1879–1941)
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Articles in 10 languages make the French writer Henri Bachelin the best known. The list reaches back to Jean-Alban Lefiot, born in 1755, one of 3 born before the Revolution. Fewer than a quarter of the 93 towns in Nièvre with famous people list more.
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Births peak in the 1750s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
By how many languages cover them, Henri Bachelin comes first (10), then Daniel Vaillant (9) and Simon Ganneau (5).
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Henri Bachelin (French writer (1879–1941)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Daniel Vaillant and Simon Ganneau.
10 people born in Lormes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 11 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: 6 of the 10. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean-Alban Lefiot, born in 1755. The youngest on the list was born in 1967.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lormes 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.
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