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Famous people · Gimont, Gers

7 famous people from Gimont, many of them leaders

At the top of the list is the sculptor from France Antonin Carlès, covered in 8 languages. Francis Rui and Henry Nicolas François de Mauléon follow. The list reaches back to Jean des Innocens de Maurens, born in 1736, one of 3 born before the Revolution. The largest group, 3, was born before the Revolution.

#1 best knownAntonin CarlèsWriting & Arts · 1851–1919
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Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Antonin Carlès
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1736
Jean des Innocens de Maurens
Youngest
1959
Francis Rui
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Gimont’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Gimont is known for

Leaders stand out most, at 2.4 times the usual share.

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

Through the years

When Gimont’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1850s, with 1 people born in that decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950OléoJoseph Pierre Anne de PérèsFrancis RuiAntonin Carlès
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & Stage

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

The best known

Born in Gimont

Antonin Carlès leads with articles in 8 languages, ahead of Francis Rui (2) and Henry Nicolas François de Mauléon (1).

Antonin Carlès#1
Writing & Arts

Antonin Carlès

1851–1919

Sculptor from France (1851–1919)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
HM#3
Politics & Law

Henry Nicolas François de Mauléon

1780–1842

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Gimont

Here are 4 more, born from 1736 to 1906.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Samatan lists the most people: 4.

Questions about famous people from Gimont

Who is the most famous person from Gimont?

Antonin Carlès (Sculptor from France (1851–1919)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Francis Rui and Henry Nicolas François de Mauléon.

How many famous people were born in Gimont?

7 people born in Gimont have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 11 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 Gimont known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 7. That is 57% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gimont?

Jean des Innocens de Maurens, born in 1736. The youngest on the list was born in 1959.

Who counts as from Gimont?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gimont 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 (3)

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.