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Famous people · Mauvezin, Gers

Mauvezin is the birthplace of 4 famous people

Christophe Porcu, the French rugby union footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The next two names are François Blaizot and Jean Philip. Born in 1868, Jean Philip is the first name on record, and Christophe Porcu, born in 1971, the most recent. 2 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Christophe Porcu
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1868
Jean Philip
Youngest
1971
Christophe Porcu
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Mauvezin

Two of the three are leaders.

CP#1
Sports

Christophe Porcu

born 1971

French rugby union footballer

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
FB#2
Politics & Law

François Blaizot

1923–2007

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JP#3
Politics & Law

Jean Philip

1868–1952

French politician (1868–1952)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Mauvezin is known for

Share of Mauvezin’s famous people in each field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Mauvezin

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Beaumont-de-Lomagne has the most on record: 11.

Questions about famous people from Mauvezin

Who is the most famous person from Mauvezin?

Christophe Porcu (French rugby union footballer) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Blaizot and Jean Philip.

How many famous people were born in Mauvezin?

4 people born in Mauvezin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Mauvezin known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mauvezin?

Jean Philip, born in 1868. The youngest on the list was born in 1971.

Who counts as from Mauvezin?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mauvezin 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.