#1Roger Martin
1950–2026French politician and writer
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Roger Martin, the French politician and writer, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second place goes to the cartoonist Mig, third to Alexandre Lamblin. 4 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Alexandre Lamblin, born in 1884, the newest to Mig, born in 1975.
Roger Martin, Mig and Alexandre Lamblin are written about in 5, 2 and 1 languages.
#1French politician and writer
#2French inventor and editor (1884-1933)
Births peak in the 1920s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Nearby, Lille has the most on record, with 717.
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Faches-Thumesnil · 1 miAlain GrisetADWattignies · 2 miAlbert DecourtrayRoger Martin (French politician and writer) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Mig and Alexandre Lamblin.
6 people born in Ronchin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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, writers and artists: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Alexandre Lamblin, born in 1884. The youngest on the list was born in 1975.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ronchin 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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