7 famous people come from Estagel, François Arago the best known

François Arago (French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician (1786-1853)) is the best known by our measure: 74 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joseph Aymerich and Amédée Pagès.

7 people born in Estagel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 13 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 7. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

François Arago, born in 1786. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Estagel 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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