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Science & Medicine
Alban Fournier
1842–1904Born 1842; died 1904
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · La Salle, Vosges
Alban Fournier, born in 1842, is La Salle’s famous person on record
Alban Fournier came into the world in 1842. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Their story is told in 2 languages. A short trip away, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (6 mi) counts 57 famous people, Kalidou Koulibaly among them.
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Alban Fournier
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1842
Alban Fournier
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Science & Medicine
1 person
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of La Salle, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from La Salle
Who is the most famous person from La Salle?
Alban Fournier (Born 1842; died 1904) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in La Salle?
1 people born in La Salle have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is La Salle known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from La Salle?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Salle 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.
Why is someone missing?
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. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Paul Constant Billot: E. Pirodon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Gisiger: Nicola at de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- André Lurçat: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.