Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne
1555–1623Marshal of France
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Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, the marshal of France, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. The only other name is the French politician and lawyer André Moinier. The neighbour with the longest list is Riom, 9 mi away: 68, led by Alan Stivell. The list’s best known name, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, dates from 1555.
Marshal of France
French politician and lawyer (1829-1880)
The largest field is Military, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Of the towns around it, Riom has the most on record: 68.
Riom · 9 miAlan Stivell & 67 moreMBMaringues · 4 miMathieu Baudet-Lafarge & 5 more
Pont-du-Château · 6 miAlain Rey & 4 more
Lezoux · 5 miGabriel-Taurin Dufresse & 3 more
Vertaizon · 6 miProsper Marilhat & 2 more
Billom · 10 miGeorges Bataille & 2 moreJMEnnezat · 4 miJean-Ossaye Mombur & 1 more
Gerzat · 8 miSerge Godard & 1 moreHenri de La Tour d'Auvergne (Marshal of France) is the best known by our measure: 16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Moinier.
2 people born in Joze 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, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, born in 1555. The youngest on the list was born in 1829.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Joze 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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