Antoine Argoud
1914–2004French Army officer (1914–2004)
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Antoine Argoud, the French Army officer, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The French politician Xavier Breton ranks second, ahead of Nicolas Basile Bailly. Over 202 years of births, the list goes from Jean-Baptiste-Marie-François Bresson (1760) to Xavier Breton (1962). Only 8 of the 130 towns in Vosges with anyone on record list more.
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.9 times as common.
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First, Antoine Argoud (9 languages), then Xavier Breton (6) and Nicolas Basile Bailly (3).
French Army officer (1914–2004)
French politician
French physician and politician (1817-1903)
Births peak in the 1880s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Another 7, the earliest born in 1760.
French politician (1760-1832)
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Vittel has the longest list next door: 7.
Antoine Argoud (French Army officer (1914–2004)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Xavier Breton and Nicolas Basile Bailly.
10 people born in Darney have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 12 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: 7 of the 10. That is 70% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Jean-Baptiste-Marie-François Bresson, born in 1760. The youngest on the list was born in 1962.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Darney 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.
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
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.
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