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Famous people · Coursan, Aude

From 1734 to 1941, Coursan was the birthplace of 3 famous people

At the top of the list is the French rugby union player André Quilis, covered in 3 languages. Close behind are François Clauzel and Marie Scipion d'Exéa. Nearby, Narbonne, 4 mi away, lists 121, led by saint Sébastien. The list comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Aude, at 4.7.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Quilis
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1734
Marie Scipion d'Exéa
Youngest
1941
André Quilis
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Coursan

Counted by languages, André Quilis is ahead of François Clauzel and Marie Scipion d'Exéa: 3, 1 and 1.

AQ#1
Sports

André Quilis

1941–2020

French rugby union player (1941–2020)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
FC#2
Sports

François Clauzel

1900–1965

Rugby union player

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
MD#3
Military

Marie Scipion d'Exéa

1734–1806

French general

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

What Coursan is known for

2 of them work in Sports, the biggest 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

Close by, Narbonne counts 121 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Coursan

Who is the most famous person from Coursan?

André Quilis (French rugby union player (1941–2020)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Clauzel and Marie Scipion d'Exéa.

How many famous people were born in Coursan?

3 people born in Coursan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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 Coursan known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Coursan?

Marie Scipion d'Exéa, born in 1734. The youngest on the list was born in 1941.

Who counts as from Coursan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Coursan 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 (2)

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.