#1Louis-Ernest Dubois
1856–1929Catholic cardinal (1856–1929)
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Louis-Ernest Dubois, the Catholic cardinal, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Behind the leader come Bernard Eisenschitz and Denis Leproux. The largest group, 3, was born between 1914 and 1969. The list’s best known name, Louis-Ernest Dubois, dates from 1856.
The three are covered in 15, 6 and 5 languages: Louis-Ernest Dubois, Bernard Eisenschitz and Denis Leproux.
#1Catholic cardinal (1856–1929)
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More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Another 3, the earliest born in 1751.

No one matches both filters.
Close by, the fullest list is Vibraye’s: one name.
Louis-Ernest Dubois (Catholic cardinal (1856–1929)) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Bernard Eisenschitz and Denis Leproux.
6 people born in Saint-Calais have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Claude-Michel Quantin, born in 1751. The youngest on the list was born in 1980.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Calais 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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