#1René Van Droogenbroeck
1941–2012French aikidoka, 7th dan
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René Van Droogenbroeck was born in 1941. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Within 4 mi, Le Mans lists the most: 160, with Henri II d'Angleterre first.

#1French aikidoka, 7th dan
The fullest list close by belongs to Le Mans, with 160.
René Van Droogenbroeck (French aikidoka, 7th dan) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
1 people born in Changé have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
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