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Famous people · Saint-Amans-des-Cots, Aveyron

3 famous people call Saint-Amans-des-Cots their birthplace

André Lavergne, the French engraver, is the most widely known, written about in one language. The next two names are Gilbert Costes and Henri Roquette. The first birth on record is Henri Roquette’s, in 1859, and the last Gilbert Costes’, in 1949. The longest list in Aveyron is Rodez’s, with 107 names.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Lavergne
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1859
Henri Roquette
Youngest
1949
Gilbert Costes
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Saint-Amans-des-Cots

André Lavergne, Gilbert Costes and Henri Roquette are written about in 1, 1 and 1 languages.

AL#1
Writing & Arts

André Lavergne

born 1946

French engraver

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
GC#2
Science & Medicine

Gilbert Costes

born 1949

French teacher

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

Henri Roquette

1859–1930

French politician (1859–1930)

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

What Saint-Amans-des-Cots is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.

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

Questions about famous people from Saint-Amans-des-Cots

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Amans-des-Cots?

André Lavergne (French engraver) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gilbert Costes and Henri Roquette.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Amans-des-Cots?

3 people born in Saint-Amans-des-Cots have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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-Amans-des-Cots known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Amans-des-Cots?

Henri Roquette, born in 1859. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.

Who counts as from Saint-Amans-des-Cots?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Amans-des-Cots 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.