FB#1
Sports
Fabien Barthez
born 1971French footballer (born 1971)
63 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Lavelanet, Ariège
Of the 20 famous people born in Lavelanet, an unusual share are athletes
Fabien Barthez, the French footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 63 languages. Second place goes to the French mogul skier Perrine Laffont, third to Benoît Baby. 9 were born in 1970 or later. Per head, the list is long: 33.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Ariège has 10.4.
Born here
20
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Fabien Barthez
63 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1746
Jean-Baptiste Clauzel
Youngest
1998
Perrine Laffont
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Lavelanet’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lavelanet is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 3.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Lavelanet’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 6 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lavelanet
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone else born in Lavelanet
A further 17 follow, born between 1746 and 1988.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Mirepoix’s, with 5.
Questions about famous people from Lavelanet
Who is the most famous person from Lavelanet?
Fabien Barthez (French footballer (born 1971)) is the best known by our measure: 63 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Perrine Laffont and Benoît Baby.
How many famous people were born in Lavelanet?
20 people born in Lavelanet have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 26 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 Lavelanet known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 12 of the 20. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lavelanet?
Jean-Baptiste Clauzel, born in 1746. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.
Who counts as from Lavelanet?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lavelanet 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 (9)
- Perrine Laffont: Catholympique from Mandelieu, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benoît Baby: palmipode, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yoann Barbas: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bénédicte Taurine: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cédric Gomez: François Pietrzak, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myriam Martin: Gauthier Bouchet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Bonnier: Philippeschneider91, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Viviès: Glumdalclitch90, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bertrand Clauzel: Maurin, Antoine (French lithographer, 1793-1860) (artist) (graphic artist), 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.