#1Jean Letourneau
1907–1986French politician (1907–1986)
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Jean Letourneau, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Pierre Le Monnier and Georges Dalmagne. Within 11 mi, La Flèche lists the most: 31, with Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant first. Fewer than a quarter of the 95 towns in Sarthe with famous people list more.
By how many languages cover them, Jean Letourneau comes first (7), then Pierre Le Monnier (2) and Georges Dalmagne (1).
#1French politician (1907–1986)
#2French politician (1815–1895)
French politician (1860-1948)
Close by, La Flèche counts 31 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Jean Letourneau (French politician (1907–1986)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Le Monnier and Georges Dalmagne.
3 people born in Le Lude have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 12 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: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Pierre Le Monnier, born in 1815. The youngest on the list was born in 1907.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Lude 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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