Jean-Louis Étienne
born 1946French physician and explorator
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Articles in 10 languages make the French physician and explorator Jean-Louis Étienne the best known. Behind the leader come Pierre Amalric and Clément Loubet. The nearest list is in Castres, 8 mi away: 20 names, starting with Jean Jaurès. Only 18 of the 78 towns in Tarn with anyone on record list more.
The three are covered in 10, 3 and 2 languages: Jean-Louis Étienne, Pierre Amalric and Clément Loubet.
French physician and explorator
French ophthalmologist
French military personnel
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Castres has the longest list next door: 20.
Jean-Louis Étienne (French physician and explorator) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Amalric and Clément Loubet.
3 people born in Vielmur-sur-Agout have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Clément Loubet, born in 1868. The youngest on the list was born in 1946.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vielmur-sur-Agout 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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