#1Guillaume-Antoine Olivier
1756–1814French entomologist and botanist (1756–1814)
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Guillaume-Antoine Olivier, the French entomologist and botanist, is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Second and third on the list are Léon-Gabriel Gros and Édouard Soldani. Born in 1756, Guillaume-Antoine Olivier is the first name on record, and Xavier Bordes, born in 1944, the most recent. Only 14 of the 71 towns in Var with anyone on record list more.

First, Guillaume-Antoine Olivier (28 languages), then Léon-Gabriel Gros (2) and Édouard Soldani (2).
#1French entomologist and botanist (1756–1814)
French poet (1905–1985)
French politician (1911–1996)
Count by decade and the 1750s come out on top, with 1 births.
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Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Of the towns around it, Draguignan has the most on record: 48.
Draguignan · 5 miAlain Connes & 47 more
Lorgues · 6 miCharles des Isnards & 8 more
Le Muy · 4 miJean-Michel Couve & 2 more
Flayosc · 7 miGonzague Truc & 1 morePBTrans-en-Provence · 3 miPons-Joseph BernardAPVidauban · 4 miAndré Thomas PerreimondASFiganières · 7 miAuguste SerraillierLSLe Plan-de-la-Tour · 9 miLouis SigallasGuillaume-Antoine Olivier (French entomologist and botanist (1756–1814)) is the best known by our measure: 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Léon-Gabriel Gros and Édouard Soldani.
4 people born in Les Arcs 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: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier, born in 1756. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.
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