#1Robert Doisneau
1912–1994French photographer (1912–1994)
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Most widely known is Robert Doisneau, the French photographer, with articles in 53 languages. The French actress Judith Chemla ranks second, ahead of André Fanton. Between 1914 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. From Jacques Chapelle in 1721 to Judith Chemla in 1983, the births cover 262 years.
Performers stand out most, at 5.3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Languages with an article: 53 for Robert Doisneau, 22 for Judith Chemla, 7 for André Fanton.
#1French photographer (1912–1994)
French actress
#3No decade has more births than the 1920s, at 3.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Still to come: 6 more, from 1721 to 1925.


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Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
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Villejuif · 2 miCélestin Delmer & 8 moreRobert Doisneau (French photographer (1912–1994)) is the best known by our measure: 53 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Judith Chemla and André Fanton.
9 people born in Gentilly have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 14 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, performers: 4 of the 9. That is 44% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.
Jacques Chapelle, born in 1721. The youngest on the list was born in 1983.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gentilly 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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From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
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