#1Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt
1638–1679Bishop of Verdun
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At the top of the list is the bishop of Verdun Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt, covered in 3 languages. Behind the leader come Georges Déjardin and Marc Florent Prévost. The list reaches back to Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt, born in 1638, one of 3 born before the Revolution. 3 of them were born before the Revolution, more than in any other period.
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Georges Déjardin (2) and Marc Florent Prévost (2).
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Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.1 times as common.
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Another 3, the earliest born in 1785.

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Montdidier leads the towns around it, with 14 names.
Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt (Bishop of Verdun) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Georges Déjardin and Marc Florent Prévost.
6 people born in Roye have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 13 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.
Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt, born in 1638. The youngest on the list was born in 1897.
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