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Serge Gleyzes
born 1948Rugby league footballer
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Douzens, Aude
Douzens has just one famous person to its name: Serge Gleyzes
The rugby league footballer Serge Gleyzes was born in 1948. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. An article about them exists in one language. Within 8 mi, Lézignan-Corbières lists the most: 13, with Joseph Anglade first.
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Serge Gleyzes
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1948
Serge Gleyzes
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1 person
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Lézignan-Corbières has the most on record, with 13.
Questions about famous people from Douzens
Who is the most famous person from Douzens?
Serge Gleyzes (Rugby league footballer) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Douzens?
1 people born in Douzens have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Douzens 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 Douzens?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Douzens 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)
- Joseph Anglade: Alain Rigaïl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry d'Estienne: Gatravis, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.