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Famous people · Capdenac-Gare, Aveyron

3 famous people were born in Capdenac-Gare

Articles in 4 languages make the French politician Gilles Poux the best known. Second place goes to the French architect Joachim Richard, third to Jacques Molénat. Births span 1869 to 1957, from Joachim Richard to Gilles Poux. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 6.8, close to the 4.7 of the typical Aveyron town.

#1 best knownGilles PouxPolitics & Law · born 1957
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Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gilles Poux
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1869
Joachim Richard
Youngest
1957
Gilles Poux
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Capdenac-Gare

Gilles Poux, Joachim Richard and Jacques Molénat are written about in 4, 2 and 1 languages.

Gilles Poux#1
Politics & Law

Gilles Poux

born 1957

French politician

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JR#2
Writing & Arts

Joachim Richard

1869–1960

French architect

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

Jacques Molénat

born 1940

French journalist and essayist

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

What Capdenac-Gare is known for

2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.

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 neighbour with the most names is Figeac, at 33.

Questions about famous people from Capdenac-Gare

Who is the most famous person from Capdenac-Gare?

Gilles Poux (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joachim Richard and Jacques Molénat.

How many famous people were born in Capdenac-Gare?

3 people born in Capdenac-Gare have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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 Capdenac-Gare known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Capdenac-Gare?

Joachim Richard, born in 1869. The youngest on the list was born in 1957.

Who counts as from Capdenac-Gare?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Capdenac-Gare 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 (5)

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.