#1Casimir Lefaucheux
1802–1852French gunsmith (1802–1852)
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The best known is the French gunsmith Casimir Lefaucheux, with articles in 18 languages. The next two names are Stéphen Sauvestre and Olivier de Kersauson. Most were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire: 3 of them. Casimir Lefaucheux, the best known, was born in 1802.
Counted by languages, Casimir Lefaucheux is ahead of Stéphen Sauvestre and Olivier de Kersauson: 18, 13 and 7.
#1French gunsmith (1802–1852)
#2French architect (1847–1919)
#3French yacht racer
The busiest decade was the 1800s, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
2 more, from 1755 to 1804.
No one matches both filters.
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Bonnétable, with how many people each has.
Casimir Lefaucheux (French gunsmith (1802–1852)) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Stéphen Sauvestre and Olivier de Kersauson.
5 people born in Bonnétable have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Emmanuel Pierre Le Tourneur, born in 1755. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bonnétable 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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