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Famous people · Gruissan, Aude

2 famous people call Gruissan their birthplace

At the top of the list is the French painter Lina Bill, covered in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French rugby league player Auguste Ambert. Within 7 mi, Narbonne lists the most: 121, with saint Sébastien first. The earliest on the list is Lina Bill, born in 1855, and the youngest Auguste Ambert, born in 1928.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Lina Bill
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1855
Lina Bill
Youngest
1928
Auguste Ambert
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Gruissan

LB#1
Writing & Arts

Lina Bill

1855–1936

French painter (1855-1936)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AA#2
Sports

Auguste Ambert

1928–2008

French rugby league player (1953-)

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

What Gruissan is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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 longest list nearby is Narbonne’s, with 121.

Questions about famous people from Gruissan

Who is the most famous person from Gruissan?

Lina Bill (French painter (1855-1936)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Auguste Ambert.

How many famous people were born in Gruissan?

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

Lina Bill, born in 1855. The youngest on the list was born in 1928.

Who counts as from Gruissan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gruissan 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.