Jacques Babinet
1794–1872French physicist, mathematician and astronomer (1794–1872)
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Jacques Babinet leads the list, covered in 28 languages. Second and third on the list are Ernest Chebroux and Désiré Alfred Magne. Over 86 years of births, the list goes from Charles Pierre Fradin (1769) to Désiré Alfred Magne (1855). Fewer than a quarter of the 84 towns in Vienne with famous people list more.
Three names lead: Jacques Babinet (28 languages), Ernest Chebroux (3) and Désiré Alfred Magne (2).
French physicist, mathematician and astronomer (1794–1872)
#2French singer, poet, chansonnier, composer, draughtsperson and painter
#3French painter (1855-1936)
Count by decade and the 1790s come out on top, with 1 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
1 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
1 more, best known first.

French politician and lawyer (1769-1846)
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Nearby, Valence-en-Poitou has the most on record, with 6.
Jacques Babinet (French physicist, mathematician and astronomer (1794–1872)) is the best known by our measure: 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Ernest Chebroux and Désiré Alfred Magne.
4 people born in Lusignan 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, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Charles Pierre Fradin, born in 1769. The youngest on the list was born in 1855.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lusignan 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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