Éloi Charlemagne Taupin
1767–1814French military officer (1767-1814)
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Éloi Charlemagne Taupin, the French military officer, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The only other name is the French painter Louis Berthomme Saint-André. The neighbour with the longest list is Creil, 9 mi away: 35, led by Simon Banza. The list’s best known name, Éloi Charlemagne Taupin, dates from 1767.
French military officer (1767-1814)
French painter (1905-1977)
Soldiers and sailors 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.
Creil leads the towns around it, with 35 names.
Senlis · 4 miKévin Gameiro & 27 moreRBPont-Sainte-Maxence · 6 miRomane Bohringer & 8 moreACVerberie · 7 miAdolphe Cossard & 2 moreJFVerneuil-en-Halatte · 8 miJean-Jacques Fussien & 1 more
Béthisy-Saint-Pierre · 8 miJean-Marie Huriez & 1 moreMCNanteuil-le-Haudouin · 9 miMaurice ChevanceÉloi Charlemagne Taupin (French military officer (1767-1814)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Berthomme Saint-André.
2 people born in Barbery 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, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Éloi Charlemagne Taupin, born in 1767. The youngest on the list was born in 1905.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Barbery 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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