Henri Bouckaert
1870–1912French rower (1870-1912)
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The best known is the French rower Henri Bouckaert, with articles in 18 languages. Émile Destombes is second and Samuel Atrous third. From Jules Leurent in 1813 to Raph in 1998, the births cover 185 years. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period.
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 3.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Leaders stand out most, at 1.5 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Wasquehal · 5 miHenri Dorgères & 3 moreHenri Bouckaert (French rower (1870-1912)) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Émile Destombes and Samuel Atrous.
11 people born in Roncq have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 12 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: 4 of the 11. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jules Leurent, born in 1813. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Roncq 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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