#1Joseph Bouliez
1891–1942French politician
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At the top of the list is the French politician Joseph Bouliez, covered in 2 languages. The other is Édouard-Joseph Boldoduc, the French lithographer. Over 68 years of births, the list goes from Édouard-Joseph Boldoduc (1823) to Joseph Bouliez (1891). For more famous names, Denain is 4 mi away: its list has 29, led by Fabien Gilot.

#1French politician
French lithographer
Share of Abscon’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The fullest list close by belongs to Denain, with 29.
Denain · 4 miFabien Gilot & 28 moreVBSomain · 2 miValérie Bonneton & 17 more
Aniche · 2 miLazare Gianessi & 11 more
Bouchain · 4 miTimothée Trimm & 8 more
Lourches · 3 miArthur Lamendin & 5 moreÉSEscaudain · 2 miÉdouard Stako & 3 more
Fenain · 2 miRobert MachutFBRœulx · 2 miFélix-Gaspard Thieffries de BeauvoisJoseph Bouliez (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Édouard-Joseph Boldoduc.
2 people born in Abscon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Édouard-Joseph Boldoduc, born in 1823. The youngest on the list was born in 1891.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Abscon 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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