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Famous people · Garat, Charente

From 1762 to 1951, Garat was the birthplace of 3 famous people

Most widely known is Bernard Bourreau, the French cyclist, with articles in 10 languages. Andrée Gros-Duruisseau is second and Jean Bouillaud third. For more famous names, Angoulême is 5 mi away: its list has 136, led by Charles-Augustin Coulomb. The list’s best known name, Bernard Bourreau, dates from 1951.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Bernard Bourreau
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1762
Jean Bouillaud
Youngest
1951
Bernard Bourreau
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Garat

Ranked by languages covered: Bernard Bourreau with 10, then Andrée Gros-Duruisseau with 2 and Jean Bouillaud with 1.

BB#1
Sports

Bernard Bourreau

born 1951

French cyclist

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AG#2
Writing & Arts

Andrée Gros-Duruisseau

born 1925

French resistance fighter

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JB#3
Science & Medicine

Jean Bouillaud

1762–1829

French physician (1762-1829)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Garat is known for

Share of Garat’s famous people in each field.

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

Angoulême leads the towns around it, with 136 names.

Questions about famous people from Garat

Who is the most famous person from Garat?

Bernard Bourreau (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Andrée Gros-Duruisseau and Jean Bouillaud.

How many famous people were born in Garat?

3 people born in Garat have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Garat known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Garat?

Jean Bouillaud, born in 1762. The youngest on the list was born in 1951.

Who counts as from Garat?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Garat 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 (4)

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.