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.
#1 Politics & Law Paul Doumer 1857–1932 French statesman (1857–1932)
#2 Sports Marie Marvingt 1875–1963 French athlete and aviator (1875-1963)
#3 Science & Medicine Émile Duclaux 1840–1904 French microbiologist and chemist (1840-1904)
Through the years When Aurillac’s famous people were born No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 13.
Ancien Régime Revolution to Empire Belle Époque The 20th century Today 1700 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 Jacques Mézard Paul Doumer Politics & Law Writing & Arts Sports Science & Medicine Film, TV & Stage Notable Military Music Faith Business
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.
Politics & Law 33 people 32%1.3× usual Writing & Arts 24 people 23%about usual Sports 22 people 21%about usual Science & Medicine 6 people 6%about usual Film, TV & Stage 5 people 5%below usual Notable 5 people 5% Military 3 people 3%about usual Music 3 people 3%below usual Faith 2 people 2%below usual Business 1 person 1%below usual 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.
All · 101 Politics & Law · 32 Military · 3 Sports · 21 Music · 3 Film, TV & Stage · 5 Writing & Arts · 24 Science & Medicine · 5 Business · 1 Faith · 2 Notable · 5
Any time Ancien Régime · 14 Revolution to Empire · 18 Belle Époque · 8 The 20th century · 30 Today · 31
Marie-Hélène Lafon born 1962 French writer and school teacher (born 1962)
Christophe Laborie born 1986 French cyclist
Jacques Mézard born 1947 French politician and lawyer
Marc Mézard born 1957 French physicist
André Lagarrigue 1924–1975 French physicist (1924–1975)
David Delrieu born 1971 French bicycle racer
Laurent Cadot born 1983 French rower
Léo Pons born 1996 French film director
OM Olivier Magne born 1973 French rugby union footballer
CM Clément Maury born 1985 French footballer
RC Roland Chassain 1947–2021 French politician (1947–2021)
Tom Donnenwirth born 1998 French racing cyclist
Jacques Maziol 1918–1990 French politician (1918–1990)
Denise Bastide 1916–1952 French politician (1916-1952)
Dilyxine Miermont born 2000 French cyclist
Georges Monnet 1898–1980 French politician (1898-1980)
Jean-Baptiste Rames 1832–1894 French geologist (1832–1894)
JB Jean-Yves Bony born 1955 French politician
JH Jean-Yves Hugon 1949–2026 French politician
PV Patrice Vareilles born 1978 Footballer
VD Vincent Descœur born 1962 French politician
BT Bernard Tricot 1920–2000 French official (1920–2000)
EL Eugène Lintilhac 1854–1920 French politician
GC Gabriel Charmes 1850–1886 French journalist and explorer
Jean-Baptiste Veyre 1798–1876 French Occitan writer
Jean-Philippe Sol born 1986 French volleyball player
LF Louis Farges 1858–1941 French archivist, politician and diplomat (1858–1941)
MV Marjorie Veyssiere born 1996 French athletics competitor (born 1996)
AR Adeline Rispal born 1955 French architect
Antony Béraud 1792–1860 French writer
AL Arsène Lacarrière-Latour 1778–1837 French architect
CD Claude Sosthène Grasset d'Orcet 1828–1900 French archaeologist and writer
Jean-François Rousset born 1952 French politician
M'jid El Guerrab born 1983 French politician
Michel Delpuech born 1953 French official
SP Sébastien Piqueronies born 1978 French rugby union player (1978-)
TG Taylor Gontineac born 2000 Romanian rugby union player
AC Alexandre Clérisse born 1980 French penciller
Antoine Rodes 1870–1951 French officer (1870–1951)
Boris Bergman born 1944 French lyricist, writer, actor and playwright of Russian parentage
Jean-Luc Marcastel born 1969 French writer
PC Pierre Crémont 1784–1846 French conductor and composer
PH Pierre Hébrard 1750–1802 French politician (1750-1802)
Pierre de Vaissière 1867–1942 French historian (1867-1942)
SB Serge Boidevaix 1928–2018 French diplomat (1928–2018)
Vincent born 1974 French comics artist
Vincent Lê Quang born 1975 French composer and saxophonist, jazz player
Adrien Bastid 1853–1903 French politician
AC Alain Calmette born 1957 French politician
Alain Delcamp born 1946 French official
FV François-Xavier Pagès de Vixouze 1745–1802 French journalist
Félix Tourdes 1855–1920 French painter (1855-1920)
FR Félix de La Salle de Rochemaure 1856–1915 French agronomist, historian, writer and poet (1856-1915)
GT Guillaume Trepsat 1743–1813 French architect
GB Guillaume-Marie Frédéric Bouange 1814–1884 Roman Catholic bishop
Jacques Zacharie Destaing 1764–1802 French general (1764-1802)
JC Joan de Cabanas 1908–1991 French poet in Occitan language (1908-1991)
JR Jules Rengade 1841–1915 French journalist (1841–1915)
Kévin Kornath born 1996 Sportsperson who plays rugby union
LD Louis Dauzier 1873–1946 French politician (1873-1946)
Louis-Furcy Grognier 1787–1863 French politician
Marc Palmier born 1999 French rugby union player
PB Pierre Bonnet born 1990 French cyclist
Raymond Bastid 1826–1880 French politician (1826-1880)
RG Robert Garric 1896–1967 French writer (1896-1967)
RV Robert de La Vaissière 1880–1937 French writer (1880–1937)
Stéphane Sautarel born 1965 French politician
Sébastien Pissavy born 1973 French businessperson
TP Thierry Peuchlestrade born 1958 French rugby union player
YM Yvan Manhès born 1975 Rugby union player
ÉL Étienne Lolier 1724–1804 French politician
AL Albert Lévy 1923–2008 French human rights activist (1923-2008)
Amédée Delzons 1808–1891 French politician
AD Antoine Delzons 1743–1816 French politician (1743-1816)
AG Antoine, Joseph Guitard 1762–1846 French politician (1762-1846)
CL Clément Lavergne 1905–1974 French politician (1905-1974)
FF Francis Fesq 1851–1928 French politician
HB Hana Al Bayati born 1979 French actress
HC Hugues Croizet 1752–1831 French politician
IC Isabelle Cornaro born 1974 French contemporary artist
JM Jacques Meyniel 1917–1987 French politician
JC Jane Charbonnel born 1993 French handball player
JP Jean-Baptiste Perret 1762–1843 French politician (1762-1843)
Jean-Benoît Puech born 1947 French writer
JV Jean-François Viars born 1975 Rugby union player
JD Jean-Jacques Delfour born 1964 French philosopher and writer
JC Jean-Philippe Cassan born 1989 French rugby union player (1989-)
JS Jean-Pierre Sauret 1946–2000 Rugby league footballer
JR Jeanine Roze born 1943 French music promoter
JC Joseph Cabanes 1831–1891 French politician (1831–1891)
LD Louis-Joseph d'Humières 1753–1834 Roman Catholic archbishop (1753-1834)
Léonce Bouyssou 1917–2004 French archivist and historian
MA Marion Aubert born 1977 French actress
MQ Michel Quétin 1935–2025 French historian of photography (1935–2025)
PP Paul Piales 1895–1987 French politician (1895-1987)
PT Pierre Trémouille born 1962 Rugby union player
PV Pierre Vinclair born 1982 French poet
TS Thomas Salles born 1996 French rugby union player
VC Vincent Caldayroux born 1976 French rugby union player
ÉJ Édouard Joubert 1907–1991 French historian (1907-1991)
ÉS Étienne-Guillaume de Sénezergues 1709–1759 French officer
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Show all 101 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) Paul Doumer: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Marie Marvingt: Unknown photographer, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Émile Duclaux: Unknown (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Marie-Hélène Lafon: Mickaël Schauli, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Christophe Laborie: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jacques Mézard: Antinhactrobador, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Marc Mézard: École normale supérieure - PSL Direction ©Pôle Communication / O.H.N.K, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons André Lagarrigue: CERN, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons David Delrieu: 19200winnie, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Laurent Cadot: Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Léo Pons: Leomedias, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Tom Donnenwirth: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jacques Maziol: André Cros, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Denise Bastide: Femmes françaises (magazine), CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dilyxine Miermont: Kakoula10, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Georges Monnet: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Jean-Baptiste Rames: Unknown, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Jean-Baptiste Veyre: LouisMeme, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jean-Philippe Sol: Filibert, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Antony Béraud: François Joseph Heim, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Jean-François Rousset: TrisHR, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons M'jid El Guerrab: Dizoo, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Michel Delpuech: Swimaf, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Antoine Rodes: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Boris Bergman: Inconnu, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Jean-Luc Marcastel: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Pierre de Vaissière: Pn2tarle, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Vincent: Oiseaumigrateur, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Vincent Lê Quang: Olivier-Charles Degen, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Adrien Bastid: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Alain Delcamp: Cyclotron, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Félix Tourdes: Nolege, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jacques Zacharie Destaing: André Dutertre, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Kévin Kornath: 34 super héros, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Louis-Furcy Grognier: NdFrayssinet, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Marc Palmier: DelphinePalmier, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Raymond Bastid: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Stéphane Sautarel: RSA15, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Sébastien Pissavy: Lightman15, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Amédée Delzons: Alphonse Farcy, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Jean-Benoît Puech: Agnès Védrenne, CC BY-SA 2.5 , Wikimedia Commons Léonce Bouyssou: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Jean-Baptiste Milhaud: Charles Verhulst, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Antonin Magne: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons
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