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Famous people · Saint-Affrique, Aveyron

Of the 22 famous people born in Saint-Affrique, an unusual share are athletes

The best known is the French mathematician and politician Émile Borel, with articles in 56 languages. Second place goes to the French athlete Stéphane Diagana, third to Édouard de Castelnau. 7 of them were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire, more than in any other period. Births span 1768 to 1995, from David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de La Redorte to Maïlhys Dhia Traoré.

#1 best knownÉmile BorelScience & Medicine · 1871–1956
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Born here
22
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émile Borel
56 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1768
David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de La Redorte
Youngest
1995
Maïlhys Dhia Traoré
Most common field
Sports
8 people

What stands out about Saint-Affrique’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Saint-Affrique

First, Émile Borel (56 languages), then Stéphane Diagana (20) and Édouard de Castelnau (18).

Émile Borel#1
Science & Medicine

Émile Borel

1871–1956

French mathematician and politician (1871-1956)

56 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Stéphane Diagana#2
Sports

Stéphane Diagana

born 1969

French athlete

20 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Édouard de Castelnau#3
Military

Édouard de Castelnau

1851–1944

French general (1851–1944)

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Saint-Affrique is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.9 times.

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

Through the years

When Saint-Affrique’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1870s come out on top, with 3 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Émile BorelStéphane Diagana
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryMusicWriting & Arts

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-Affrique

Of the other 19, 7 are athletes.

PS

Pierre-Frédéric Sarrus

1798–1861

French mathematician (1798–1861)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
RS

Richard Sainct

1970–2004

French racing driver

David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de La Redorte

David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de La Redorte

1768–1833

French general (1768-1833)

PS

Pierre-Auguste Sarrus

1813–1876

French musician (1813-1876)

Questions about famous people from Saint-Affrique

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Affrique?

Émile Borel (French mathematician and politician (1871-1956)) is the best known by our measure: 56 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Stéphane Diagana and Édouard de Castelnau.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Affrique?

22 people born in Saint-Affrique have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 32 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 Saint-Affrique known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 8 of the 22. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Affrique?

David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de La Redorte, born in 1768. The youngest on the list was born in 1995.

Who counts as from Saint-Affrique?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Affrique 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 (12)

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.