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Famous people · Monpazier, Dordogne

From 1736 to 1944, Monpazier was the birthplace of 4 famous people

Jean Galmot, the French politician and journalist, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The French soldier Henri Eugène Calvel ranks second, ahead of Jean-Baptiste Lamouroux de La Roque-Cusson. 2 of them are soldiers and sailors, more than in any other field. Only 12 of the 127 towns in Dordogne with anyone on record list more.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Galmot
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1736
Jean-Baptiste Lamouroux de La Roque-Cusson
Youngest
1944
Édouard d'Avdeew
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known

Born in Monpazier

Ranked by languages covered: Jean Galmot with 5, then Henri Eugène Calvel with 3 and Jean-Baptiste Lamouroux de La Roque-Cusson with 1.

JG#1
Politics & Law

Jean Galmot

1879–1928

French politician and journalist (1879–1928)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
HC#2
Military

Henri Eugène Calvel

1848–1927

French soldier (1848–1927)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JR#3
Military

Jean-Baptiste Lamouroux de La Roque-Cusson

1736–1819

French general (1736–1819)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Monpazier’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1870s than in any other decade: 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Édouard d'AvdeewJean-Baptiste Lamouroux de La Roque-CussonHenri Eugène CalvelJean Galmot
MilitaryPolitics & LawScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Monpazier is known for

The field with the most names is Military: 2.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Monpazier

1 more, best known first.

Questions about famous people from Monpazier

Who is the most famous person from Monpazier?

Jean Galmot (French politician and journalist (1879–1928)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Eugène Calvel and Jean-Baptiste Lamouroux de La Roque-Cusson.

How many famous people were born in Monpazier?

4 people born in Monpazier have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Monpazier known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Monpazier?

Jean-Baptiste Lamouroux de La Roque-Cusson, born in 1736. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Monpazier?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Monpazier 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.

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.