Louis Boudenoot
1855–1922French politician (1855–1922)
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Most widely known is Louis Boudenoot, the French politician, with articles in 2 languages. The only other name is the French politician Henri Henneguelle. For more famous names, Hesdin-la-Forêt is 11 mi away: its list has 16, led by Abbé Prévost. The oldest name on the list belongs to Louis Boudenoot, born in 1855, the newest to Henri Henneguelle, born in 1908.
French politician (1855–1922)
French politician (1908–1983)
Of the towns around it, Hesdin-la-Forêt has the most on record: 16.
Louis Boudenoot (French politician (1855–1922)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Henneguelle.
2 people born in Fruges have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Louis Boudenoot, born in 1855. The youngest on the list was born in 1908.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fruges 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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