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Famous people · Moux, Aude

2 famous people call Moux their birthplace

Ferdinand Théron, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The only other name is the French poet Jean Lebrau. Of its neighbours, Lézignan-Corbières, 6 mi away, lists the most: 13, Joseph Anglade first. Over 57 years of births, the list goes from Ferdinand Théron (1834) to Jean Lebrau (1891).

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ferdinand Théron
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1834
Ferdinand Théron
Youngest
1891
Jean Lebrau
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Moux

FT#1
Politics & Law

Ferdinand Théron

1834–1911

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JL#2
Writing & Arts

Jean Lebrau

1891–1983

French poet (1891–1983)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Moux is known for

Leaders 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

Lézignan-Corbières has the longest list next door: 13.

Questions about famous people from Moux

Who is the most famous person from Moux?

Ferdinand Théron (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Lebrau.

How many famous people were born in Moux?

2 people born in Moux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Moux known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Moux?

Ferdinand Théron, born in 1834. The youngest on the list was born in 1891.

Who counts as from Moux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Moux 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.