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Famous people · Mur-de-Barrez, Aveyron

Mur-de-Barrez is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Joseph Marie Lambel, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The other is Jean-Baptiste Bô, the French politician. Within 12 mi, Aurillac lists the most: 104, with Paul Doumer first. The list runs from Jean-Baptiste Bô, born in 1743, to Joseph Marie Lambel, born in 1747.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph Marie Lambel
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1743
Jean-Baptiste Bô
Youngest
1747
Joseph Marie Lambel
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Mur-de-Barrez

JL#1
Politics & Law

Joseph Marie Lambel

1747–1807

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JB#2
Politics & Law

Jean-Baptiste Bô

1743–1814

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Aurillac lists the most people: 104.

Questions about famous people from Mur-de-Barrez

Who is the most famous person from Mur-de-Barrez?

Joseph Marie Lambel (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Baptiste Bô.

How many famous people were born in Mur-de-Barrez?

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

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mur-de-Barrez?

Jean-Baptiste Bô, born in 1743. The youngest on the list was born in 1747.

Who counts as from Mur-de-Barrez?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mur-de-Barrez 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.