#1Jean Beauverie
1874–1938French mycologist (1874–1938)
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Jean Beauverie, the French mycologist, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The painter from France Louis Charrat ranks second, ahead of Maurice Favières. The list comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.4 in the typical town in Rhône. The first birth on record is Thérèse Yemeniz’s, in 1862, and the last Maurice Favières’, in 1922.
First, Jean Beauverie (8 languages), then Louis Charrat (2) and Maurice Favières (1).
#1French mycologist (1874–1938)
#2Painter from France
French radio host and television presenter (1922–2016)
Count by decade and the 1870s come out on top, with 1 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
The longest list nearby is Rillieux-la-Pape’s, with 14.
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Neuville-sur-Saône · 3 miPaul Mauriat & 2 more
Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or · 3 miLaurent Bonnevay & 1 moreHMFontaines-Saint-Martin · 1 miHilaire Morel
Sathonay-Camp · 1 miJean DegottexPTCailloux-sur-Fontaines · 2 miPierre ThomasJean Beauverie (French mycologist (1874–1938)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Charrat and Maurice Favières.
4 people born in Fontaines-sur-Saône 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, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Thérèse Yemeniz, born in 1862. The youngest on the list was born in 1922.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fontaines-sur-Saône 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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