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Sports
Jules Merviel
1906–1978Road bicycle racer (1906–1978)
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Saint-Beauzély, Aveyron
A single famous person was born in Saint-Beauzély: Jules Merviel
The road bicycle racer Jules Merviel was born in 1906. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in 12 languages. Just 7 mi away, Millau’s list holds 41 names, Gilles Lipovetsky the best known.
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Jules Merviel
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1906
Jules Merviel
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Saint-Beauzély, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Saint-Beauzély
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Beauzély?
Jules Merviel (Road bicycle racer (1906–1978)) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Beauzély?
1 people born in Saint-Beauzély have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Saint-Beauzély known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Saint-Beauzély?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Beauzély 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 (1)
- Gilles Lipovetsky: Fronteiras do Pensamento, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.