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Famous people · Siguer, Ariège
Siguer has just one famous person to its name: Claude Piquemal
Claude Piquemal, the French athlete, was born in 1939. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 19 languages. The longest list of any town in Ariège belongs to Foix, with 32.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claude Piquemal
19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1939
Claude Piquemal
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Siguer
Questions about famous people from Siguer
Who is the most famous person from Siguer?
Claude Piquemal (French athlete) is the best known by our measure: 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Siguer?
1 people born in Siguer have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Siguer 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 Siguer?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Siguer 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.
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.