#1Alain
1868–1951French philosopher (1868–1951)
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Articles in 49 languages make the French philosopher Alain the best known. Marie Glory is second and Jules Chaplain third. As early as 1622, Pierre Boucher was born here, one of 11 born before the Revolution. 11 of them were born before the Revolution, more than in any other period.
Mortagne-au-Perche has 1.9× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Two of the three are writers and artists.
#1French philosopher (1868–1951)
Actress (1905-2009)
#3French sculptor (1839–1909)
The 1750s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The other 24 span the years 1622 to 1972.

French counter-revolutionary (1755-1827)


French settler, soldier, official and governor in New France (Canada)



French painter, active ca.1791-1848 (1751–1820)


French officer and politician
French politician (1736-1806)
No one matches both filters.
2 towns around it have someone on record.
Alain (French philosopher (1868–1951)) is the best known by our measure: 49 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marie Glory and Jules Chaplain.
27 people born in Mortagne-au-Perche have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 37 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: 12 of the 27. That is 44% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Pierre Boucher, born in 1622. The youngest on the list was born in 1972.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mortagne-au-Perche 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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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.