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Famous people · Lamastre, Ardèche

Lamastre’s famous people span 209 years: 5 births from 1763 to 1972

At the top of the list is the French historian Charles Seignobos, covered in 21 languages. Behind the leader come Dominique Abel and François-Désiré Bancel. The list’s best known name, Charles Seignobos, dates from 1854. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.

Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Seignobos
21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1763
Jean-Louis-Henri de Bancalis de Maurel d'Aragon
Youngest
1972
Dominique Abel
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people

What stands out about Lamastre’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Lamastre’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1850s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Pierre MathiasJean-Louis-Henri de Bancalis de Maurel d'Aragon
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Lamastre

Ranked by languages covered: Charles Seignobos with 21, then Dominique Abel with 3 and François-Désiré Bancel with 3.

CS#1
Writing & Arts

Charles Seignobos

1854–1942

French historian (1854-1942)

21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
DA#2
Film, TV & Stage

Dominique Abel

born 1972

French actor, model, film director and screenwriter

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FB#3
Politics & Law

François-Désiré Bancel

1823–1871

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Lamastre is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Lamastre

2 more, from 1763 to 1957.

JD

Jean-Louis-Henri de Bancalis de Maurel d'Aragon

1763–1848

French politician (1763-1848)

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Famous people from the towns next door

Le Cheylard leads the towns around it, with one name.

Questions about famous people from Lamastre

Who is the most famous person from Lamastre?

Charles Seignobos (French historian (1854-1942)) is the best known by our measure: 21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Dominique Abel and François-Désiré Bancel.

How many famous people were born in Lamastre?

5 people born in Lamastre have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Lamastre known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lamastre?

Jean-Louis-Henri de Bancalis de Maurel d'Aragon, born in 1763. The youngest on the list was born in 1972.

Who counts as from Lamastre?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lamastre 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.

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.