No famous person yet from Cayrols
Aurillac, 12 mi away, has 104 on its list, the best known Paul Doumer. No town in Cantal lists more than Aurillac, with 104. After Aurillac, the next longest list in Cantal is Saint-Flour’s, with 31. Famous people are on record for 71 of the towns in Cantal.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Cayrols (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Cayrols as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Cayrols
Around it, Aurillac has the most people on record, 104 of them.
Questions about famous people from Cayrols
Who counts as from Cayrols?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cayrols 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 (2)
- Paul Doumer: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonin Magne: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, 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.