Jean Besancenot
1902–1992Photographer (1902–1992)
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Photo: VVVCFFrance · CC0At the top of the list is the photographer Jean Besancenot, covered in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French film director Jean Leduc. Pierre d'Ailly heads the list in Compiègne, 8 mi away, which has 76 names. Only 27 of the 132 towns in Oise with anyone on record list more.
Photographer (1902–1992)
French film director (1922–1996)
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Liancourt · 11 miMechack Jérôme & 6 moreACVerberie · 9 miAdolphe Cossard & 2 more
Choisy-au-Bac · 11 miGuillaume Samica & 1 moreJVVenette · 7 miJean de VenetteOBMargny-lès-Compiègne · 8 miOctave ButinLGFitz-James · 10 miLouis Félix GuesnetJean Besancenot (Photographer (1902–1992)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Leduc.
2 people born in Estrées-Saint-Denis 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: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Jean Besancenot, born in 1902. The youngest on the list was born in 1922.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Estrées-Saint-Denis 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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