Hubert Voilquin
1923–2015French politician (1923-2015)
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At the top of the list is the French politician Hubert Voilquin, covered in 3 languages. Second place goes to the French politician Jules Aymé de la Herlière, third to Pierre Sébastien Thouvenel. Neufchâteau, 10 mi off, can claim 29 famous people, the best known Jean-Claude Lemoult. The list’s best known name, Hubert Voilquin, dates from 1923.
Hubert Voilquin, Jules Aymé de la Herlière and Pierre Sébastien Thouvenel are written about in 3, 1 and 1 languages.
French politician (1923-2015)
French politician (1806-1887)
French politician
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Médonville, with how many people each has.
Hubert Voilquin (French politician (1923-2015)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jules Aymé de la Herlière and Pierre Sébastien Thouvenel.
3 people born in Médonville have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Pierre Sébastien Thouvenel, born in 1782. The youngest on the list was born in 1923.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Médonville 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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