Jean-François Leroy
1915–1999French botanist (1915-1999)
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At the top of the list is the French botanist Jean-François Leroy, covered in 8 languages. Myriam Colombi is second and Alexandre Barrabé third. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 9.5, close to the 9.5 of the typical Orne town. The list’s best known name, Jean-François Leroy, dates from 1915.
Three names lead: Jean-François Leroy (8 languages), Myriam Colombi (6) and Alexandre Barrabé (2).
French botanist (1915-1999)
#2French actress (1940-2021)
#3French politician (1816-1897)
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 1 births.
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The largest field is Science & Medicine, with 1 people.
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Close by, Flers counts 18 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Jean-François Leroy (French botanist (1915-1999)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Myriam Colombi and Alexandre Barrabé.
4 people born in Athis-Val de Rouvre 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, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Alexandre Barrabé, born in 1816. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.
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