#1René Lioret
born 1952French politician (born 1952)
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The best known is the French politician René Lioret, with articles in 3 languages. Jacky Colin is second and Jean-Louis Mazzéo third. Nearby, Chalon-sur-Saône, 9 mi away, lists 103, led by Nicéphore Niépce. Over 13 years of births, the list goes from René Lioret (1952) to Jean-Louis Mazzéo (1965).

René Lioret leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Jacky Colin (1) and Jean-Louis Mazzéo (1).
#1French politician (born 1952)
French association football player
French association football player
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René Lioret (French politician (born 1952)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacky Colin and Jean-Louis Mazzéo.
3 people born in Chagny have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 17 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, athletes: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
René Lioret, born in 1952. The youngest on the list was born in 1965.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Chagny 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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