#1Joannès Dupraz
1907–1995French politician (1907–1995)
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The best known is the French politician Joannès Dupraz, with articles in 3 languages. The other is Nicolas Chervin, the French physician. The list’s best known name, Joannès Dupraz, dates from 1907. For more famous names, Villefranche-sur-Saône is 8 mi away: its list has 68, led by Benjamin Biolay.

#1French politician (1907–1995)
French physician (1783-1843)
1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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Of the towns around it, Villefranche-sur-Saône has the most on record: 68.
Villefranche-sur-Saône · 8 miBenjamin Biolay & 67 moreCTTarare · 7 miCorentin Tolisso & 29 more
L'Arbresle · 7 miRémi Garde & 12 more
Gleizé · 7 miRudy Molard & 8 moreEBAnse · 6 miEugène Bussy & 3 more
Sain-Bel · 8 miJean Balmino & 1 more
Porte des Pierres Dorées · 5 miLouis GreppoAEVindry-sur-Turdine · 5 miAlcide EbrayJoannès Dupraz (French politician (1907–1995)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Nicolas Chervin.
2 people born in Val d'Oingt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Nicolas Chervin, born in 1783. The youngest on the list was born in 1907.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Val d'Oingt 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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