Louis Daguerre
1787–1851French scientist, artist and photographer (1787–1851)
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With articles in 83 languages, Louis Daguerre is the most widely known. Most were born since 1970: 9 of them. The oldest name on the list belongs to Louis Daguerre, born in 1787, the newest to Viggo Ferreira-Redier, born in 2012. For every 10,000 residents there are 5.1 on the list, well above the typical Val-d'Oise town’s 1.3.
By how many languages cover them, Louis Daguerre comes first (83), then Boris Diaw (36) and Robert Hue (16).
French scientist, artist and photographer (1787–1851)
#2French basketball executive and former player
#3Former president and national secretary of the French Communist Party
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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The longest list nearby is Argenteuil’s, with 97.
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Houilles · 3 miPascal Barré & 9 moreÉFHerblay-sur-Seine · 3 miÉtienne Fourmont & 3 moreLouis Daguerre (French scientist, artist and photographer (1787–1851)) is the best known by our measure: 83 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Boris Diaw and Robert Hue.
14 people born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 20 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: 7 of the 14. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Louis Daguerre, born in 1787. The youngest on the list was born in 2012.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cormeilles-en-Parisis 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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