Henri Maupoil
1891–1971French politician (1891–1971)
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At the top of the list is the French politician Henri Maupoil, covered in 4 languages. Pierre Guéneau is second and Henri Moine third. The list’s best known name, Henri Maupoil, dates from 1891. More are leaders than anything else, 4 in all.
The three best known are all leaders.
French politician (1891–1971)
French politician
French politician
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
2 more, from 1849 to 1966.
No one matches both filters.
The fullest list close by belongs to Beaune, with 59.
Henri Maupoil (French politician (1891–1971)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Guéneau and Henri Moine.
5 people born in Dezize-lès-Maranges 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, leaders: 4 of the 5. That is 80% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean-Baptiste Guéneau, born in 1849. The youngest on the list was born in 1966.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dezize-lès-Maranges 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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