RB#1
Politics & Law
Roger Besse
1929–2009French politician (1929–2009)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Ydes, Cantal
2 famous people were born in Ydes
Most widely known is Roger Besse, the French politician, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French trade unionist and teacher Pierre Chevalier. For more famous names, Mauriac is 10 mi away: its list has 9, led by Jules Saliège. Born in 1927, Pierre Chevalier is the first name on record, and Roger Besse, born in 1929, the most recent.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Roger Besse
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1927
Pierre Chevalier
Youngest
1929
Roger Besse
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Ydes
PC#2
Politics & Law
Pierre Chevalier
1927–2002French trade unionist and teacher (1927-2002)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Mauriac: 9.
Questions about famous people from Ydes
Who is the most famous person from Ydes?
Roger Besse (French politician (1929–2009)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Chevalier.
How many famous people were born in Ydes?
2 people born in Ydes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Ydes known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ydes?
Pierre Chevalier, born in 1927. The youngest on the list was born in 1929.
Who counts as from Ydes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ydes 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)
- Jules Saliège: SGA DMPA, 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.