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Famous people · Quissac, Gard

Quissac’s famous people span 176 years: 3 births from 1745 to 1921

Most widely known is Jacques Jac, the French politician, with articles in 2 languages. Second place goes to the French composer Claude-Henri Vic, third to Pierre Coste. For every 10,000 residents there are 8.5 on the list, well above the typical Gard town’s 2.2. The list’s best known name, Jacques Jac, dates from 1745.

#1 best knownJacques JacPolitics & Law · 1745–1803
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Jac
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1745
Jacques Jac
Youngest
1921
Claude-Henri Vic
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Quissac

First, Jacques Jac (2 languages), then Claude-Henri Vic (1) and Pierre Coste (1).

Jacques Jac#1
Politics & Law

Jacques Jac

1745–1803

French politician (1745-1803)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Quissac is known for

1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest 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

Anduze leads the towns around it, with 14 names.

Questions about famous people from Quissac

Who is the most famous person from Quissac?

Jacques Jac (French politician (1745-1803)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Claude-Henri Vic and Pierre Coste.

How many famous people were born in Quissac?

3 people born in Quissac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Quissac known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Quissac?

Jacques Jac, born in 1745. The youngest on the list was born in 1921.

Who counts as from Quissac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Quissac 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)

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.