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Paul Verbigier de Saint-Paul is the only name on the Fabas list

The French officer Paul Verbigier de Saint-Paul was born in 1775. That places their birth before the Revolution. Their name appears in an article in one language. The neighbour with the longest list is Saint-Girons, 9 mi away: 22, led by Grégory Turpin.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Paul Verbigier de Saint-Paul
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1775
Paul Verbigier de Saint-Paul
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Fabas

PS#1
Military

Paul Verbigier de Saint-Paul

1775–1850

French officer (1775–1850)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Saint-Girons has the most people on record, 22 of them.

Questions about famous people from Fabas

Who is the most famous person from Fabas?

Paul Verbigier de Saint-Paul (French officer (1775–1850)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Fabas?

1 people born in Fabas have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Fabas known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who counts as from Fabas?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fabas 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).

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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.