#1Liliane Klapisch
born 1933Israeli painter (born 1933)
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The best known is the Israeli painter Liliane Klapisch, with articles in 6 languages. Behind the leader come Robert Klapisch and Noah Nene. The neighbour with the longest list is Fontenay-aux-Roses, 2 mi away: 52, led by Pierre Bonnard. Robert Klapisch (1932) and Noah Nene (2004) mark the two ends of the list.
Three names lead: Liliane Klapisch (6 languages), Robert Klapisch (4) and Noah Nene (2).
#1Israeli painter (born 1933)
#2French physicist (1932–2020)
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 people.
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Fontenay-aux-Roses leads the towns around it, with 52 names.
Fontenay-aux-Roses · 2 miPierre Bonnard & 51 more
Bourg-la-Reine · 1 miÉvariste Galois & 45 moreCSMontrouge · 2 miClaude Sautet & 38 more
Sceaux · 2 miAlain Delon & 20 more
L'Haÿ-les-Roses · 1 miClémence Poésy & 15 more
Villejuif · 1 miCélestin Delmer & 8 more
Gentilly · 2 miRobert Doisneau & 8 moreABArcueil · 1 miAdrienne Bolland & 7 moreLiliane Klapisch (Israeli painter (born 1933)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Robert Klapisch and Noah Nene.
3 people born in Cachan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Robert Klapisch, born in 1932. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cachan 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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