#1Antoine Bonifaci
1931–2021French footballer (1931–2021)
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At the top of the list is the French footballer Antoine Bonifaci, covered in 15 languages. Karole Rocher is second and Amine Bassi third. Most were born since 1970: 7 of them. The earliest on the list is Djo-Bourgeois, born in 1898, and the youngest Amine Bassi, born in 1997.
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 4.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Athletes stand out most, at 2 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Languages with an article: 15 for Antoine Bonifaci, 13 for Karole Rocher, 11 for Amine Bassi.
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La Garenne-Colombes · 2 miSteven Nzonzi & 36 moreAntoine Bonifaci (French footballer (1931–2021)) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Karole Rocher and Amine Bassi.
13 people born in Bezons have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 17 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, athletes: 5 of the 13. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Djo-Bourgeois, born in 1898. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bezons 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.
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.