Pierre Humbourg
1901–1969French journalist and writer (1901–1969)
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At the top of the list is the French journalist and writer Pierre Humbourg, covered in 3 languages. Close behind are Christophe Dieudonné and Nicolas Welche. Leaders make up the largest group, 3 of them. Fewer than a quarter of the 130 towns in Vosges with famous people list more.
Leaders take two of the three places.
French journalist and writer (1901–1969)
French politician (1757-1805)
French politician (1769-1844)
The 1760s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Leaders stand out most, at 3.2 times the usual share.
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1 more, best known first.
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Of the towns nearby, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges lists the most people: 57.
Pierre Humbourg (French journalist and writer (1901–1969)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Christophe Dieudonné and Nicolas Welche.
4 people born in Senones 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, leaders: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Christophe Dieudonné, born in 1757. The youngest on the list was born in 1901.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Senones 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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