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Famous people · Urs, Ariège

Urs has just one famous person to its name: Hippolyte Anglade

Hippolyte Anglade, the French politician, was born in 1800. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. One language has an article about them so far. The Ariège lists hold names for 70 towns.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Hippolyte Anglade
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1800
Hippolyte Anglade
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Urs

HA#1
Politics & Law

Hippolyte Anglade

1800–1881

French politician (1800–1881)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗

Questions about famous people from Urs

Who is the most famous person from Urs?

Hippolyte Anglade (French politician (1800–1881)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Urs?

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

What is Urs known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who counts as from Urs?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Urs 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.