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Famous people · Artigat, Ariège

One famous person was born in Artigat

The French basketball player Claude Bergeaud was born in 1960. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. 8 languages have an article about them. Théophile Delcassé tops the 31 names on record in Pamiers, 9 mi away.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claude Bergeaud
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1960
Claude Bergeaud
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Artigat

CB#1
Sports

Claude Bergeaud

born 1960

French basketball player (born 1960)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Pamiers has the most people on record, 31 of them.

Questions about famous people from Artigat

Who is the most famous person from Artigat?

Claude Bergeaud (French basketball player (born 1960)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Artigat?

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

What is Artigat known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who counts as from Artigat?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Artigat 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)

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.