Aristide Boucicaut
1810–1877French businessman (1810–1877)
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Aristide Boucicaut, the French businessman, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Second place goes to the French surgeon Théodore Tuffier, third to Charles Pitou. As early as 1740, Jean Massard was born here, one of 5 born before the Revolution. The largest group, 6, was born between the Revolution and the Second Empire.
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The 1850s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Aristide Boucicaut leads with articles in 11 languages, ahead of Théodore Tuffier (4) and Charles Pitou (3).
French businessman (1810–1877)
French surgeon
French poet (1849-1927)
Another 9, the earliest born in 1740.
French politician
French politician and soldier (1773-1854)
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The best known from each town within 12 mi of Bellême, with how many people each has.
Aristide Boucicaut (French businessman (1810–1877)) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Théodore Tuffier and Charles Pitou.
12 people born in Bellême have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 17 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: 5 of the 12. That is 42% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean Massard, born in 1740. The youngest on the list was born in 1960.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bellême 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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