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Famous people · Oust, Ariège

From 1814 to 1953, Oust was the birthplace of 2 famous people

Most widely known is Claudius de Cap Blanc, the French sculptor, with articles in 3 languages. The other is Gaspard-Marie-Jacques-Ernest de Roquemaurel de Saint-Cernin, the French soldier and politician. The neighbour with the longest list is Saint-Girons, 8 mi away: 22, led by Grégory Turpin. Fewer than a quarter of the 70 towns in Ariège with famous people list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claudius de Cap Blanc
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1814
Gaspard-Marie-Jacques-Ernest de Roquemaurel de Saint-Cernin
Youngest
1953
Claudius de Cap Blanc
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Oust

CB#1
Writing & Arts

Claudius de Cap Blanc

1953–2022

French sculptor

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GS#2
Military

Gaspard-Marie-Jacques-Ernest de Roquemaurel de Saint-Cernin

1814–1875

French soldier and politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Oust is known for

Share of Oust’s famous people in each field.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Saint-Girons: 22.

Questions about famous people from Oust

Who is the most famous person from Oust?

Claudius de Cap Blanc (French sculptor) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gaspard-Marie-Jacques-Ernest de Roquemaurel de Saint-Cernin.

How many famous people were born in Oust?

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

What is Oust known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Oust?

Gaspard-Marie-Jacques-Ernest de Roquemaurel de Saint-Cernin, born in 1814. The youngest on the list was born in 1953.

Who counts as from Oust?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Oust 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 (1)

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.