Auguste Herbin
1882–1960French painter (1882–1960)
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Articles in 20 languages make the French painter Auguste Herbin the best known. Close behind are Geneviève Claisse and Bernard Davoine. The earliest on the list is Auguste Herbin, born in 1882, and the youngest Bernard Davoine, born in 1941. Only 67 of the 279 towns in Nord with anyone on record list more.
Auguste Herbin has articles in 20 languages, Geneviève Claisse in 11 and Bernard Davoine in 3.
French painter (1882–1960)
French painter (1935–2018)
French politician (1941–2023)
The 1930s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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Douchy-les-Mines · 10 miRobert Mintkiewicz & 1 moreRSEscaudœuvres · 7 miRaymond SegardAuguste Herbin (French painter (1882–1960)) is the best known by our measure: 20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Geneviève Claisse and Bernard Davoine.
4 people born in Quiévy 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, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Auguste Herbin, born in 1882. The youngest on the list was born in 1941.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Quiévy 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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