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Famous people · Narbonne, Aude

Of the 121 famous people born in Narbonne, an unusual share are athletes

The best known is the Christian saint and martyr saint Sébastien, with articles in 68 languages. Second and third on the list are Charles Trenet and Camille Lacourt. Only one town in Aude lists more. 43 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period.

#1 best knownsaint SébastienFaith · 255–287
+117more
Born here
121
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
saint Sébastien
68 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
255
saint Sébastien
Youngest
2002
Juan Martín Scelzo
Most common field
Sports
42 people

What stands out about Narbonne’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Narbonne

saint Sébastien has articles in 68 languages, Charles Trenet in 46 and Camille Lacourt in 20.

saint Sébastien#1
Faith

saint Sébastien

255–287

Christian saint and martyr (256–288)

68 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Charles Trenet#2
Music

Charles Trenet

1913–2001

French singer-songwriter

46 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Camille Lacourt#3
Sports

Camille Lacourt

born 1985

French swimmer

20 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Narbonne is known for

Narbonne has 1.8× the usual share of athletes.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Through the years

When Narbonne’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 18 births.

Ancien Régime30040050060070080090010001100120013001400150016001700180019002000Camille Lacourtsaint Sébastien
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusicNotableFilm, TV & StageFaithBusinessMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Narbonne

Here are 118 more, born from 885 to 2002.

Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville

Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville

1711–1772

French composer and violinist

FS

Florian Sotoca

born 1990

French association football player

Dimitri Szarzewski

Dimitri Szarzewski

born 1983

French rugby union player

Joë Bousquet

Joë Bousquet

1897–1950

French writer (1897–1950)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Benjamin Balansa

Benjamin Balansa

1825–1891

French botanist and explorer (1825-1891)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Armand Gautier

Armand Gautier

1837–1920

French chemist (1837-1920)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Héléna Cazaute

Héléna Cazaute

born 1997

French volleyball player

Benjamin Crémieux

Benjamin Crémieux

1888–1944

French literary critic and writer (1888-1944)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
AD

Amédée Domenech

1933–2003

French rugby union player (1933–2003)

RA

René Araou

1902–1955

French rugby union player

ÉA

Éric Andrieu

born 1960

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
CF

Claude Fagedet

1928–2017

French photographer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
GM

Guillaume Barthez de Marmorières

1707–1799

Civil engineer

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
JF

Jacques Fihey

1931–2017

French Catholic bishop (1931−2017)

Roland Courteau

Roland Courteau

1943–2025

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
AH

André Héléna

1919–1972

French writer (1919–1972)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Sigean: 7.

Questions about famous people from Narbonne

Who is the most famous person from Narbonne?

saint Sébastien (Christian saint and martyr (256–288)) is the best known by our measure: 68 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Trenet and Camille Lacourt.

How many famous people were born in Narbonne?

121 people born in Narbonne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 195 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 Narbonne known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 42 of the 121. That is 35% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Narbonne?

saint Sébastien, born in 255. The youngest on the list was born in 2002.

Who counts as from Narbonne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Narbonne 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 (48)

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.