JD#1
Politics & Law
Jean Daude
1749–1827French politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Cézens, Cantal
Cézens’ famous people span 182 years: 3 births from 1749 to 1931
Articles in 2 languages make the French politician Jean Daude the best known. Louis Amagat, the French politician, comes second, with Bernard Conte third. The neighbour with the longest list is Saint-Flour, 12 mi away: 31, led by Pierre Laurent Buirette de Belloy. The list’s best known name, Jean Daude, dates from 1749.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Daude
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1749
Jean Daude
Youngest
1931
Bernard Conte
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Cézens
Leaders take two of the three places.
LA#2
Politics & Law
Louis Amagat
1847–1890French politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
BC#3
Writing & Arts
Bernard Conte
1931–1995French painter (1931-1995)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Cézens is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
1 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Cézens
Who is the most famous person from Cézens?
Jean Daude (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Amagat and Bernard Conte.
How many famous people were born in Cézens?
3 people born in Cézens have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Cézens known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cézens?
Jean Daude, born in 1749. The youngest on the list was born in 1931.
Who counts as from Cézens?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cézens 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)
- Pierre Laurent Buirette de Belloy: Unidentified painter, 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.