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Famous people · Aurillac, Cantal

Aurillac leads Cantal with 104 famous people

Articles in 61 languages make the French statesman Paul Doumer the best known. The largest group, 31, was born since 1970. 33 of them are leaders, more than in any other field. The list comes to 39.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 7.2 in the typical town in Cantal.

#1 best knownPaul DoumerPolitics & Law · 1857–1932
+100more
Born here
104
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Paul Doumer
61 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1709
Étienne-Guillaume de Sénezergues
Youngest
2000
Taylor Gontineac
Most common field
Politics & Law
33 people

What stands out about Aurillac’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Aurillac

Paul Doumer has articles in 61 languages, Marie Marvingt in 25 and Émile Duclaux in 22.

Paul Doumer#1
Politics & Law

Paul Doumer

1857–1932

French statesman (1857–1932)

61 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Marie Marvingt#2
Sports

Marie Marvingt

1875–1963

French athlete and aviator (1875-1963)

25 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Émile Duclaux#3
Science & Medicine

Émile Duclaux

1840–1904

French microbiologist and chemist (1840-1904)

22 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Aurillac’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 13.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1700175018001850190019502000Jacques MézardPaul Doumer
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageNotableMilitaryMusicFaithBusiness

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

Known for

What Aurillac is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.3 times as common.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Aurillac

A further 101 follow, born between 1709 and 2000.

Marie-Hélène Lafon

Marie-Hélène Lafon

born 1962

French writer and school teacher (born 1962)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Jacques Mézard

Jacques Mézard

born 1947

French politician and lawyer

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Marc Mézard

Marc Mézard

born 1957

French physicist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
André Lagarrigue

André Lagarrigue

1924–1975

French physicist (1924–1975)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Léo Pons

Léo Pons

born 1996

French film director

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
OM

Olivier Magne

born 1973

French rugby union footballer

RC

Roland Chassain

1947–2021

French politician (1947–2021)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Denise Bastide

Denise Bastide

1916–1952

French politician (1916-1952)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Georges Monnet

Georges Monnet

1898–1980

French politician (1898-1980)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Jean-Baptiste Rames

Jean-Baptiste Rames

1832–1894

French geologist (1832–1894)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
JB

Jean-Yves Bony

born 1955

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JH

Jean-Yves Hugon

1949–2026

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
VD

Vincent Descœur

born 1962

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Arpajon-sur-Cère has the most people on record, 4 of them.

Questions about famous people from Aurillac

Who is the most famous person from Aurillac?

Paul Doumer (French statesman (1857–1932)) is the best known by our measure: 61 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marie Marvingt and Émile Duclaux.

How many famous people were born in Aurillac?

104 people born in Aurillac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 153 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 Aurillac known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 33 of the 104. That is 32% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Aurillac?

Étienne-Guillaume de Sénezergues, born in 1709. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.

Who counts as from Aurillac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Aurillac 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.