#1Paul Cornu
1881–1944French engineer (1881–1944)
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The best known is the French engineer Paul Cornu, with articles in 27 languages. The cyclist Émile Bouhours ranks second, ahead of Arthur-Louis Letacq. The neighbour with the longest list is L'Aigle, 8 mi away: 24, led by Charles-Simon Catel. Births span 1855 to 1881, from Arthur-Louis Letacq to Paul Cornu.
Three names lead: Paul Cornu (27 languages), Émile Bouhours (11) and Arthur-Louis Letacq (2).
#1French engineer (1881–1944)
#2French Catholic priest and naturalist (1855-1923)
1 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.
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Around it, L'Aigle has the most people on record, 24 of them.
Paul Cornu (French engineer (1881–1944)) is the best known by our measure: 27 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Émile Bouhours and Arthur-Louis Letacq.
3 people born in La Ferté-en-Ouche have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Arthur-Louis Letacq, born in 1855. The youngest on the list was born in 1881.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Ferté-en-Ouche 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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