#1Hubert Falco
born 1947French politician
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Most widely known is Hubert Falco, the French politician, with articles in 10 languages. Close behind are Honoré-Nicolas-Marie Duveyrier and Jules Gérard. As early as 1715, Jean Baptiste Requier was born here, one of 2 born before the Revolution. For every 10,000 residents there are 10.3 on the list, well above the typical Var town’s 1.
Births peak in the 1940s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
By how many languages cover them, Hubert Falco comes first (10), then Honoré-Nicolas-Marie Duveyrier (5) and Jules Gérard (4).
#1French politician
#2French politician and jurist (1753-1839)
#3French explorer (1817–1864)
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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Another 2, the earliest born in 1715.
No one matches both filters.
Around it, Carnoules has the most people on record, 3 of them.
Hubert Falco (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Honoré-Nicolas-Marie Duveyrier and Jules Gérard.
5 people born in Pignans 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, leaders: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean Baptiste Requier, born in 1715. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pignans 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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