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Famous people · Rodez, Aveyron

Rodez leads Aveyron with 107 famous people

At the top of the list is the French painter and engraver Pierre Soulages, covered in 37 languages. Raimond-Bérenger III de Barcelone is second and Richard Ferrand third. The list has 1.6 times the usual share of leaders, 40 in all. 31 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period.

#1 best knownPierre SoulagesWriting & Arts · 1919–2022
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Born here
107
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Soulages
37 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1082
Raimond-Bérenger III de Barcelone
Youngest
2007
Johan Blanc
Most common field
Politics & Law
40 people

What stands out about Rodez’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Rodez’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 14.

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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Rodez is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.6 times.

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

The best known

Born in Rodez

Languages with an article: 37 for Pierre Soulages, 33 for Raimond-Bérenger III de Barcelone, 21 for Richard Ferrand.

Pierre Soulages#1
Writing & Arts

Pierre Soulages

1919–2022

French painter and engraver (1919–2022)

37 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Raimond-Bérenger III de Barcelone#2
Notable

Raimond-Bérenger III de Barcelone

1082–1131

Count of Barcelona

33 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Richard Ferrand#3
Politics & Law

Richard Ferrand

born 1962

French politician (born 1962)

21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Rodez

104 more, 39 of them leaders.

Frédéric Hantz

Frédéric Hantz

born 1966

French football manager

Abel Lafleur

Abel Lafleur

1875–1953

French artist (1875–1953)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Bernard Laporte

Bernard Laporte

born 1964

French rugby union player, coach and executive

François Kevorkian

François Kevorkian

born 1954

French-Armenian record producer and DJ

LL

Leïla Lacan

born 2004

French basketball player (born 2004)

LP

Loïc Poujol

born 1989

French association football player

AR

Antoine Rabillard

born 1995

French association football player

Jacques Blanc

Jacques Blanc

born 1939

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Dominique Reynié

Dominique Reynié

born 1960

French political scientist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Julien Pierre

Julien Pierre

born 1981

French rugby union player

Sophie Duarte

Sophie Duarte

born 1981

French long distance and steeplechase runner

AM

Amans-Alexis Monteil

1769–1850

French historian

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Eugène Raynaldy

Eugène Raynaldy

1869–1938

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Jean Fabre

Jean Fabre

born 1935

French rugby union footballer

Jean-Luc Fugit

Jean-Luc Fugit

born 1969

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Rodez, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Rodez

Who is the most famous person from Rodez?

Pierre Soulages (French painter and engraver (1919–2022)) is the best known by our measure: 37 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Raimond-Bérenger III de Barcelone and Richard Ferrand.

How many famous people were born in Rodez?

107 people born in Rodez have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 161 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 Rodez known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 40 of the 107. That is 37% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rodez?

Raimond-Bérenger III de Barcelone, born in 1082. The youngest on the list was born in 2007.

Who counts as from Rodez?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rodez 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 (44)

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.