Adrienne Bolland
1895–1975French aviator (1895-1975)
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Adrienne Bolland, the French aviator, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Close behind are Michel Bulteau and Michel Thellier. The first birth on record is Émile Baligean’s, in 1891, and the last Michel Bulteau’s, in 1949. The list comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Val-de-Marne, at 3.6.
Two of the three are writers and artists.
French aviator (1895-1975)
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No decade has more births than the 1890s, at 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.6 times as common.
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A further 5 follow, born between 1891 and 1921.

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Nearby, Bourg-la-Reine has the most on record, with 46.
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Villejuif · 2 miCélestin Delmer & 8 moreAdrienne Bolland (French aviator (1895-1975)) is the best known by our measure: 16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Michel Bulteau and Michel Thellier.
8 people born in Arcueil have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 13 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 8. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Émile Baligean, born in 1891. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arcueil 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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