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Famous people · Laval-Pradel, Gard

A single famous person was born in Laval-Pradel: Pierre Zapata

In 1931, the French association football player Pierre Zapata was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. One language has an article about them so far. Alès, 7 mi away, has 103 on its list, the best known Laurent Blanc.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Zapata
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1931
Pierre Zapata
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Laval-Pradel

PZ#1
Sports

Pierre Zapata

1931–2025

French association football player

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Alès: 103.

Questions about famous people from Laval-Pradel

Who is the most famous person from Laval-Pradel?

Pierre Zapata (French association football player) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Laval-Pradel?

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

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who counts as from Laval-Pradel?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Laval-Pradel 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).

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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.