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Politics & Law
Auguste Fabre
1820–1878French politician and magistrate (1820-1878)
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Famous people · Compeyre, Aveyron
A single famous person was born in Compeyre: Auguste Fabre
The French politician and magistrate Auguste Fabre was born in 1820. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Their name appears in articles in 4 languages. Gilles Lipovetsky heads the list in Millau, 4 mi away, which has 41 names.
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Auguste Fabre
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1820
Auguste Fabre
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Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Compeyre
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Millau counts 41 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Compeyre
Who is the most famous person from Compeyre?
Auguste Fabre (French politician and magistrate (1820-1878)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Compeyre?
1 people born in Compeyre have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Compeyre known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Compeyre?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Compeyre 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)
- Gilles Lipovetsky: Fronteiras do Pensamento, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.