#1Henri Dulac
1870–1955French mathematician (1870–1955)
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Most widely known is Henri Dulac, the French mathematician, with articles in 8 languages. Hippolyte Mireur, the art historian, comes second, with Alexandre Gardiol third. The list’s best known name, Henri Dulac, dates from 1870. Only 14 of the 71 towns in Var with anyone on record list more.
Languages with an article: 8 for Henri Dulac, 4 for Hippolyte Mireur, 2 for Alexandre Gardiol.
#1French mathematician (1870–1955)
#2Art historian (1841-1914)
French politician (1723-1805)
The 1870s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
1 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.
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1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Puget-sur-Argens has the longest list next door: 2.
Henri Dulac (French mathematician (1870–1955)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Hippolyte Mireur and Alexandre Gardiol.
4 people born in Fayence 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, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Alexandre Gardiol, born in 1723. The youngest on the list was born in 1996.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fayence 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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