Henri Pottevin
1865–1928French politician, physician and biologist (1865–1928)
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Best known of all is Henri Pottevin, written about in 2 languages. The only other name is the French politician Ludovic Dupuy-Dutemps. For more famous names, Gaillac is 11 mi away: its list has 27, led by Olivier Monterrubio. From Ludovic Dupuy-Dutemps in 1847 to Henri Pottevin in 1865, the births cover 18 years.
French politician, physician and biologist (1865–1928)
French politician (1847-1928)
Of the towns around it, Gaillac has the most on record: 27.
Henri Pottevin (French politician, physician and biologist (1865–1928)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Ludovic Dupuy-Dutemps.
2 people born in Les Cabannes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Ludovic Dupuy-Dutemps, born in 1847. The youngest on the list was born in 1865.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Les Cabannes 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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