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Famous people · Coupiac, Aveyron

Étienne Marcellin Granier-Blanc tops a list of 3 famous people born in Coupiac

The best known is the French botanist Étienne Marcellin Granier-Blanc, with articles in 10 languages. Close behind are Albert Sirgue and Jean-Baptiste Mallevialle. Over 79 years of births, the list goes from Jean-Baptiste Mallevialle (1836) to Albert Sirgue (1915). Only 10 of the 112 towns in Aveyron with anyone on record list more.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Étienne Marcellin Granier-Blanc
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1836
Jean-Baptiste Mallevialle
Youngest
1915
Albert Sirgue
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Coupiac

Ranked by languages covered: Étienne Marcellin Granier-Blanc with 10, then Albert Sirgue with 1 and Jean-Baptiste Mallevialle with 1.

ÉG#1
Science & Medicine

Étienne Marcellin Granier-Blanc

1861–1937

French botanist (1861–1937)

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AS#2
Politics & Law

Albert Sirgue

1915–1980

French politician (1915–1980)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
JM#3
Politics & Law

Jean-Baptiste Mallevialle

1836–1892

French politician (1836-1892)

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

What Coupiac is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.

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

Questions about famous people from Coupiac

Who is the most famous person from Coupiac?

Étienne Marcellin Granier-Blanc (French botanist (1861–1937)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Albert Sirgue and Jean-Baptiste Mallevialle.

How many famous people were born in Coupiac?

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

What is Coupiac known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Coupiac?

Jean-Baptiste Mallevialle, born in 1836. The youngest on the list was born in 1915.

Who counts as from Coupiac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Coupiac 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.

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.