#1Hippolyte Bouchard
1780–1837French navy officer
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The best known is the French navy officer Hippolyte Bouchard, with articles in 12 languages. The list has one more: the French painter Alfred Courmes. Go 11 mi to Hyères and the list grows to 58, with Lucien Aimar at the top. Alfred Courmes, born in 1898, is the youngest, and Hippolyte Bouchard, born in 1780, the first on record.

#1French navy officer
French painter (1898-1993)
Military leads the fields, with 1 people.
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The neighbour with the most names is Hyères, at 58.
Hippolyte Bouchard (French navy officer) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alfred Courmes.
2 people born in Bormes-les-Mimosas have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Hippolyte Bouchard, born in 1780. The youngest on the list was born in 1898.
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