Adolphe Clément-Bayard
1855–1928French businessman (1855-1928)
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At the top of the list is the French businessman Adolphe Clément-Bayard, covered in 8 languages. Close behind are André Fernet and Jacques Blin. Compiègne, 8 mi off, can claim 76 famous people, the best known Pierre d'Ailly. From Adolphe Clément-Bayard to Jacques Blin, the births on the list run from 1855 to 1920.
Ranked by languages covered: Adolphe Clément-Bayard with 8, then André Fernet with 2 and Jacques Blin with 1.
French businessman (1855-1928)
French aviator
(French, 1920–1995)
Business people 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.
Close by, the fullest list is Compiègne’s, at 76 names.
Villers-Cotterêts · 8 miAlexandre Dumas & 10 more
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Béthisy-Saint-Pierre · 8 miJean-Marie Huriez & 1 moreOBMargny-lès-Compiègne · 9 miOctave ButinJVVenette · 9 miJean de VenetteAdolphe Clément-Bayard (French businessman (1855-1928)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Fernet and Jacques Blin.
3 people born in Pierrefonds have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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, business people: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.
Adolphe Clément-Bayard, born in 1855. The youngest on the list was born in 1920.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pierrefonds 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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