FN#1
Science & Medicine
Fernand Noc
1875–1924French physician and biologist
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Moussac, Gard
2 famous people call Moussac their birthplace
Fernand Noc, the French physician and biologist, is the most widely known, written about in one language. The other is Henri Boucoiran, the French resistance fighter then official. Go 10 mi to Uzès and the list grows to 23, with Firmin Abauzit at the top. From Fernand Noc to Henri Boucoiran, the births on the list run from 1875 to 1913.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Fernand Noc
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1875
Fernand Noc
Youngest
1913
Henri Boucoiran
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Moussac
HB#2
Notable
Henri Boucoiran
1913–1975French resistance fighter then official
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Moussac is known for
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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
The fullest list close by belongs to Uzès, with 23.
Questions about famous people from Moussac
Who is the most famous person from Moussac?
Fernand Noc (French physician and biologist) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Boucoiran.
How many famous people were born in Moussac?
2 people born in Moussac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Moussac known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Moussac?
Fernand Noc, born in 1875. The youngest on the list was born in 1913.
Who counts as from Moussac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Moussac 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 (2)
- Firmin Abauzit: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Joseph Elisabeth Fortuné de Renaud de Boulogne: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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