ÉC#1
Faith
Émile Le Camus
1839–1906French priest (1839-1906)
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Paraza, Aude
From 1839 to 1948, Paraza was the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Émile Le Camus, the French priest, with articles in 8 languages. The other is Richard Alonso, the French rugby league player. The nearest list is in Narbonne, 10 mi away: 121 names, starting with saint Sébastien. Only 20 of the 105 towns in Aude with anyone on record list more.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émile Le Camus
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1839
Émile Le Camus
Youngest
1948
Richard Alonso
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known
Born in Paraza
RA#2
Sports
Richard Alonso
1948–2022French rugby league player (1953-)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Paraza is known for
The field with the most names is Faith: 1.
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 Paraza
Who is the most famous person from Paraza?
Émile Le Camus (French priest (1839-1906)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Richard Alonso.
How many famous people were born in Paraza?
2 people born in Paraza have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Paraza known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Paraza?
Émile Le Camus, born in 1839. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.
Who counts as from Paraza?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Paraza 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)
- saint Sébastien: Marco Palmezzano, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Anglade: Alain Rigaïl, 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.