Antoine Fabre
1851–1923French politician
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Photo: Tabl-trai · CC BY-SA 3.0Most widely known is Antoine Fabre, the French politician, with an article in one language. The French politician François Cuel ranks second, ahead of Jean-Baptiste Guyot-Lavaline. Antoine Fabre was born in 1851. 4 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
All three are leaders.
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French politician (1827–1913)
The 1850s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Issoire, with 26.
Antoine Fabre (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Cuel and Jean-Baptiste Guyot-Lavaline.
4 people born in Vic-le-Comte 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: 4 of the 4. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
François Cuel, born in 1735. The youngest on the list was born in 1851.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vic-le-Comte 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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