Joffre Dumazedier
1915–2002French sociologist & scholar (1915–2002)
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Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0Articles in 3 languages make the French sociologist & scholar Joffre Dumazedier the best known. Close behind are Jacques Rossiaud and Robert Boudry. Within 3 mi, Ermont lists the most: 34, with Alice Taglioni first. From Robert Boudry in 1893 to Jacques Rossiaud in 1932, the births cover 39 years.
First, Joffre Dumazedier (3 languages), then Jacques Rossiaud (2) and Robert Boudry (1).
French sociologist & scholar (1915–2002)
French historian
French writer and official (1893-1958)
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The longest list nearby is Ermont’s, with 34.
Ermont · 3 miAlice Taglioni & 33 more
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt · 1 miClaire Voisin & 5 moreJLBeauchamp · 1 miJean Ledoux & 3 more
Le Plessis-Bouchard · 2 miStéphanie Frappart & 2 more
Méry-sur-Oise · 3 miOdile Monguillon & 2 moreJPBessancourt · 1 miJean-Jacques Philipp & 1 more
Franconville · 2 miMaurice Dupuis & 1 moreCSMontlignon · 3 miClovis Sagot & 1 moreJoffre Dumazedier (French sociologist & scholar (1915–2002)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques Rossiaud and Robert Boudry.
3 people born in Taverny 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: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Robert Boudry, born in 1893. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Taverny 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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