Gérard Houllier
1947–2020French football manager (1947–2020)
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Gérard Houllier, the French football manager, is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. Second and third on the list are Austreberthe de Pavilly and Adolphe Constant François Faucon. The neighbour with the longest list is Saint-Omer, 8 mi away: 37, led by Joseph Liouville. The list’s best known name, Gérard Houllier, dates from 1947.
By how many languages cover them, Gérard Houllier comes first (41), then Austreberthe de Pavilly (14) and Adolphe Constant François Faucon (1).
French football manager (1947–2020)
Roman Catholic saint from France
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The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
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Saint-Omer has the longest list next door: 37.
Saint-Omer · 8 miJoseph Liouville & 36 moreYLAire-sur-la-Lys · 6 miYoann Lachor & 12 more
Lillers · 11 miHenri Leconte & 6 more
Arques · 7 miOctave Pradels & 3 moreMOIsbergues · 9 miMarcel Ourdouillié & 3 more
Blendecques · 6 miAlfred Machin & 2 moreLBLumbres · 8 miLucien Bataille & 1 moreJRBurbure · 11 miJean Réveillon & 1 moreGérard Houllier (French football manager (1947–2020)) is the best known by our measure: 41 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Austreberthe de Pavilly and Adolphe Constant François Faucon.
3 people born in Thérouanne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Austreberthe de Pavilly, born in 630. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Thérouanne 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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