#1Cyrille Rose
1830–1902French musician (1830–1902)
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Articles in 9 languages make the French musician Cyrille Rose the best known. Maxime Sconard and Jacques Selosse follow. Of its neighbours, Estaires, 3 mi away, lists the most: 5, Henri Delassus first. The list’s best known name, Cyrille Rose, dates from 1830.

By how many languages cover them, Cyrille Rose comes first (9), then Maxime Sconard (2) and Jacques Selosse (1).
#1French musician (1830–1902)
French basketball player (born 2003)
French psychologist (1923-1995)
The field with the most names is Music: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Of the towns around it, Estaires has the most on record: 5.
Estaires · 3 miHenri Delassus & 4 moreODMerville · 3 miOdette Duriez & 4 moreVDLa Gorgue · 2 miVictor Denis & 2 moreHLLaventie · 4 miHector Legry & 1 moreJLVieux-Berquin · 6 miJules-Auguste Lemire & 1 more
Annezin · 6 miDaniel Beauvois & 1 moreQLBeuvry · 6 miQuentin Lecoeuche & 1 moreMCLa Couture · 3 miMaurice CassezCyrille Rose (French musician (1830–1902)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Maxime Sconard and Jacques Selosse.
3 people born in Lestrem have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Cyrille Rose, born in 1830. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lestrem 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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