#1André Kaminker
1888–1961French interpreter
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The best known is the French interpreter André Kaminker, with articles in 3 languages. The next two names are Lorena and Lucienne Desnoues. The oldest name on the list belongs to André Kaminker, born in 1888, the newest to Lorena, born in 1924. The list comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Val-d'Oise, at 1.3.
Two of the three are writers and artists.
#1French interpreter
French poet (1921–2004)
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 2 births.
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No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 3 times.
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Eaubonne · 2 miSébastien Lecornu & 11 moreAndré Kaminker (French interpreter) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Lorena and Lucienne Desnoues.
4 people born in Saint-Gratien have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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, writers and artists: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
André Kaminker, born in 1888. The youngest on the list was born in 1924.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Gratien 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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