Jean-Louis Bricout
born 1957French politician
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Articles in 5 languages make the French politician Jean-Louis Bricout the best known. Alfred Dehé and Marcel Daubenton follow. The list’s best known name, Jean-Louis Bricout, dates from 1957. 3 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
The 1950s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The three are covered in 5, 2 and 2 languages: Jean-Louis Bricout, Alfred Dehé and Marcel Daubenton.
French politician
French politician (1899–1969)
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No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
A further 2 follow, born between 1853 and 1967.
No one matches both filters.
The longest list nearby is Guise’s, with 15.
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Avesnes-les-Aubert · 12 miAndré Gernez & 1 moreJean-Louis Bricout (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alfred Dehé and Marcel Daubenton.
5 people born in Busigny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Louis Morcrette-Ledieu, born in 1853. The youngest on the list was born in 1967.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Busigny 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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