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Famous people · Cassagnes-Bégonhès, Aveyron

2 famous people were born in Cassagnes-Bégonhès from 1756 to 1919

At the top of the list is the French actor Adrien Cayla-Legrand, covered in one language. The other is François-Régis de Ginestel-Persegals, the French politician. Within 8 mi, Baraqueville lists Roger Béteille. Fewer than a quarter of the 112 towns in Aveyron with famous people list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Adrien Cayla-Legrand
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1756
François-Régis de Ginestel-Persegals
Youngest
1919
Adrien Cayla-Legrand
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known

Born in Cassagnes-Bégonhès

AC#1
Film, TV & Stage

Adrien Cayla-Legrand

1919–2007

French actor (1919-2007)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
FG#2
Politics & Law

François-Régis de Ginestel-Persegals

1756–1826

French politician

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

What Cassagnes-Bégonhès is known for

Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 1 people.

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 a name on record is Baraqueville.

Questions about famous people from Cassagnes-Bégonhès

Who is the most famous person from Cassagnes-Bégonhès?

Adrien Cayla-Legrand (French actor (1919-2007)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François-Régis de Ginestel-Persegals.

How many famous people were born in Cassagnes-Bégonhès?

2 people born in Cassagnes-Bégonhès have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Cassagnes-Bégonhès known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cassagnes-Bégonhès?

François-Régis de Ginestel-Persegals, born in 1756. The youngest on the list was born in 1919.

Who counts as from Cassagnes-Bégonhès?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cassagnes-Bégonhès 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)

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.