#1Charles-Simon Catel
1773–1830French composer and educator (1773–1830)
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At the top of the list is the French composer and educator Charles-Simon Catel, covered in 15 languages. Nicolas Prodhomme and Angèle Dubos follow. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 9 were born, the most of any period. 8 of them are writers and artists, more than in any other field.
More of them were born in the 1820s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Ranked by languages covered: Charles-Simon Catel with 15, then Nicolas Prodhomme with 13 and Angèle Dubos with 9.
#1French composer and educator (1773–1830)
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#3Compared with the usual town, scientists and doctors are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.
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21 more, from 1623 to 1997.




French architect, archaeologist and photographer (1828–1905)



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The most names next door are in La Ferté-en-Ouche: 3.
Charles-Simon Catel (French composer and educator (1773–1830)) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Nicolas Prodhomme and Angèle Dubos.
24 people born in L'Aigle have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 30 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, writers and artists: 8 of the 24. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Jacques Buot, born in 1623. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is L'Aigle 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.
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.