François-Joseph Cazin
1788–1864French physician and botanist (1788 - 1864)
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Articles in 3 languages make the French physician and botanist François-Joseph Cazin the best known. The only other name is the French botanist Henri Cazin. Franck Ribéry heads the list in Boulogne-sur-Mer, 9 mi away, which has 164 names. Over 48 years of births, the list goes from François-Joseph Cazin (1788) to Henri Cazin (1836).

French physician and botanist (1788 - 1864)
#2French botanist (1836-1891)
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Samer, with how many people each has.
Boulogne-sur-Mer · 9 miFranck Ribéry & 163 more
Saint-Martin-Boulogne · 8 miTérence Atmane & 7 moreHCDesvres · 4 miHenri Cornet & 6 more
Étaples · 9 miJacques Lefèvre d'Étaples & 6 more
Le Portel · 9 miLucien Leduc & 2 moreCMSaint-Étienne-au-Mont · 6 miCatherine MullerRDSaint-Léonard · 6 miRaymond Dumont
Wimille · 10 miBlanche PaugamFrançois-Joseph Cazin (French physician and botanist (1788 - 1864)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Cazin.
2 people born in Samer 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: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
François-Joseph Cazin, born in 1788. The youngest on the list was born in 1836.
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