#1Politics & Law
Charles de Freycinet
1828–1923Politician of the French Third Republic (1828-1923)
34 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Foix, Ariège
32 famous people from Foix, many of them athletes
At the top of the list is the politician of the French Third republic Charles de Freycinet, covered in 34 languages. Since 1970, 11 were born, the most of any period. No other town in Ariège lists as many. From Saturnin Marc Boyer to Lorena Azzaro, the births on the list run from 1753 to 2000.
Born here
32
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles de Freycinet
34 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1753
Saturnin Marc Boyer
Youngest
2000
Lorena Azzaro
Most common field
Politics & Law
11 people
What stands out about Foix’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Foix is known for
Foix has 1.8× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Foix’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 4 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Foix
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2Sports
Éric Carrière
born 1973French footballer (born 1973)
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MT#3
Politics & Law
Michel Teychenné
born 1957French politician
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Foix
Of the other 29, 10 are athletes.
Joseph Thibaud Calvet de Madaillan
1766–1820French politician (1766-1820)
Politics & LawWikipedia (French) ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Pamiers lists the most people: 31.
Questions about famous people from Foix
Who is the most famous person from Foix?
Charles de Freycinet (Politician of the French Third Republic (1828-1923)) is the best known by our measure: 34 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Éric Carrière and Michel Teychenné.
How many famous people were born in Foix?
32 people born in Foix have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 43 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 Foix known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 11 of the 32. That is 34% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Foix?
Saturnin Marc Boyer, born in 1753. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.
Who counts as from Foix?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Foix 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 (12)
- Charles de Freycinet: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Éric Carrière: Антон Зайцев, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Soula: This illustration was made by ( User:Royonx ) and released under the license(s) stated above. You are free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit me and follow the terms of the license. Example : © Michel Royon / Wikimedia Commons If you use, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurent Panifous: Sandra.vegas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yvan Watremez: 34 super héros, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alrix Da Costa: Gerard Barrau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Françoise Banat-Berger: Tatakdh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Delpla: Fondapol - Fondation pour l'innovation politique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Reynald: Chevalier Georges, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Paul Marty: Sophiemzn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Berniquet: Anonymous (1895), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Théophile Delcassé: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.