Alain Goma
born 1972French footballer (born 1972)
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Most widely known is Alain Goma, the French footballer, with articles in 13 languages. Behind the leader come Edmond Alexis Lucien Pascal and Pierre Liardet. The nearest list is in Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt, 11 mi away: 3 names, starting with Michel Field. Edmond Alexis Lucien Pascal (1885) and Alain Goma (1972) mark the two ends of the list.
By how many languages cover them, Alain Goma comes first (13), then Edmond Alexis Lucien Pascal (2) and Pierre Liardet (1).
French footballer (born 1972)
French official (1885–1959)
French athletics competitor
1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Close by, the fullest list is Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt’s, at 3 names.
Alain Goma (French footballer (born 1972)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Edmond Alexis Lucien Pascal and Pierre Liardet.
3 people born in Sault 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, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Edmond Alexis Lucien Pascal, born in 1885. The youngest on the list was born in 1972.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sault 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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