Victor Denis
1889–1972French association football player (1889-1972)
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Photo: J.Nicolas KONDA YANS… · CC BY 3.0Victor Denis, the French association football player, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are Agnès Spiquel and César Duquenne. Nearby, Bailleul, 7 mi away, lists 14, led by Bruno Dumont. The list’s best known name, Victor Denis, dates from 1889.
Three names lead: Victor Denis (6 languages), Agnès Spiquel (1) and César Duquenne (1).
French association football player (1889-1972)
French academic
French politician (1799-1870)
Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Of the towns nearby, Bailleul lists the most people: 14.
Bailleul · 7 miBruno Dumont & 13 more
Estaires · 1 miHenri Delassus & 4 moreODMerville · 4 miOdette Duriez & 4 more
Lestrem · 2 miCyrille Rose & 2 moreHLLaventie · 3 miHector Legry & 1 moreJLVieux-Berquin · 6 miJules-Auguste Lemire & 1 moreLCSailly-sur-la-Lys · 3 miLouis CouhéMCLa Couture · 4 miMaurice CassezVictor Denis (French association football player (1889-1972)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Agnès Spiquel and César Duquenne.
3 people born in La Gorgue 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, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
César Duquenne, born in 1799. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Gorgue 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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