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Business people stand out among the 77 famous people born in Auch

The best known is the French theologian Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange, with articles in 28 languages. The French mathematician Arnaud Denjoy ranks second, ahead of Jean-Joseph Dessolles. No other town in Gers lists as many. Since 1970, 30 were born, the most of any period.

#1 best knownRéginald Garrigou-LagrangeFaith · 1877–1964
+73more
Born here
77
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1722
Dominique Serres
Youngest
1997
Paul Graou
Most common field
Sports
36 people

What stands out about Auch’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Auch is known for

Compared with the usual town, business people are the most over-represented field, at 3.2 times.

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

Through the years

When Auch’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 19 in all.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1700175018001850190019502000Jean-Joseph Dessolles
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryBusinessScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMusicFaithFilm, TV & StageNotable

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

The best known

Born in Auch

Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange leads with articles in 28 languages, ahead of Arnaud Denjoy (23) and Jean-Joseph Dessolles (22).

Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange#1
Faith

Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange

1877–1964

French theologian (1877-1964)

28 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Arnaud Denjoy#2
Science & Medicine

Arnaud Denjoy

1884–1974

French mathematician (1884-1974)

23 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jean-Joseph Dessolles#3
Politics & Law

Jean-Joseph Dessolles

1767–1828

French politician (1767-1828)

22 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Auch

74 more names, born between 1722 and 1997.

Nicolas Portal

Nicolas Portal

1979–2020

French road bicycle racer (1979–2020)

Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse

Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse

1750–1812

French admiral (1750-1812)

RM

Raymond Mastrotto

1934–1984

French road bicycle racer (1934–1984)

GV

Georges Vedel

1910–2002

French lawyer (1910-2002)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Jacques Fouroux

Jacques Fouroux

1947–2005

French rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league administrator (1947-2005)

PR

Paulin Riva

born 1994

French rugby union player

Dominique Serres

Dominique Serres

1722–1793

French painter (1722-1793)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
GD

Georges Pelletier Doisy

1892–1953

French flying ace

JE

Jean Louis Brigitte Espagne

1769–1809

French military commander (1769-1809)

DB

David Bortolussi

born 1981

Italian rugby union player

Fabien Cibray

Fabien Cibray

born 1985

French rugby union footballer and coach

AD

Ariane Daguin

born 1958

American chef and businesswoman

Arnaud Mignardi

Arnaud Mignardi

born 1986

French Rugby union footballer

Benjamin Dambielle

Benjamin Dambielle

born 1985

French rugby union player

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Pavie has the most people on record, 2 of them.

Questions about famous people from Auch

Who is the most famous person from Auch?

Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange (French theologian (1877-1964)) is the best known by our measure: 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Arnaud Denjoy and Jean-Joseph Dessolles.

How many famous people were born in Auch?

77 people born in Auch have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 109 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 Auch known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 36 of the 77. That is 47% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Auch?

Dominique Serres, born in 1722. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.

Who counts as from Auch?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Auch 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 (24)

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.