EF#1
Film, TV & Stage
Eugène Frouhins
1888–1966French actor (1888-1966)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Estang, Gers
2 famous people call Estang their birthplace
Articles in 3 languages make the French actor Eugène Frouhins the best known. The list has one more: the French politician Jean Capdeville. The nearest list is in Eauze, 10 mi away: 7 names, starting with Félix Soulès. From Eugène Frouhins in 1888 to Jean Capdeville in 1912, the births cover 24 years.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Eugène Frouhins
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1888
Eugène Frouhins
Youngest
1912
Jean Capdeville
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known
Born in Estang
JC#2
Politics & Law
Jean Capdeville
1912–1977French politician (1912-1977)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Estang is known for
The largest field is Film, TV & Stage, with 1 people.
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
Nearby, Eauze has the most on record, with 7.
Questions about famous people from Estang
Who is the most famous person from Estang?
Eugène Frouhins (French actor (1888-1966)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Capdeville.
How many famous people were born in Estang?
2 people born in Estang have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Estang known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Estang?
Eugène Frouhins, born in 1888. The youngest on the list was born in 1912.
Who counts as from Estang?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Estang 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 (1)
- Félix Soulès: Studio Gilles (Paris), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.