#1Amable de Bourzeis
1606–1672French writer and academic (1606–1672)
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Most widely known is Amable de Bourzeis, the French writer and academic, with articles in 7 languages. Second place goes to the French painter Victor Fonfreide, third to Michel Champleboux. Gabriella Papadakis tops the 356 names on record in Clermont-Ferrand, 7 mi away. The list’s best known name, Amable de Bourzeis, dates from 1606.
Two of the three are writers and artists.
#1French writer and academic (1606–1672)
#2French painter (1872-1934)
French politician (1901–1967)
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Close by, the fullest list is Clermont-Ferrand’s, at 356 names.
Clermont-Ferrand · 7 miGabriella Papadakis & 355 more
Riom · 4 miAlan Stivell & 67 more
Chamalières · 7 miRenaud Camus & 31 moreJTBlanzat · 4 miJean-Claude Theillière & 1 moreJBCébazat · 4 miJean Blanc & 1 more
Gerzat · 6 miSerge Godard & 1 morePNRoyat · 8 miPatrick N'Guema N'Dong & 1 moreCQChâteaugay · 3 miClaude Gilbert Scolastique Hyacinthe de La QueuilleAmable de Bourzeis (French writer and academic (1606–1672)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Victor Fonfreide and Michel Champleboux.
3 people born in Volvic 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, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Amable de Bourzeis, born in 1606. The youngest on the list was born in 1901.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Volvic 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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