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Famous people · Plaisance, Gers

Plaisance’s famous people span 163 years: 7 births from 1758 to 1921

Henri Saint-Pierre-Lespéret, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. 3 of them were born before the Revolution, the first Jean-Jacques de Laterrade in 1758. Fewer than a quarter of the 95 towns in Gers with famous people list more. The longest list of any town in Gers belongs to Auch, with 77.

Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Saint-Pierre-Lespéret
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1758
Jean-Jacques de Laterrade
Youngest
1921
Jean-Louis Quéreillahc
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people

What stands out about Plaisance’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Plaisance’s famous people were born

The 1800s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900Jean-Louis QuéreillahcJean-Pierre BonnafontJean-Jacques de LaterradeAlexandre Magenc
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotableBusiness

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

The best known

Born in Plaisance

Henri Saint-Pierre-Lespéret, Alexandre Magenc and Jean-Jacques de Laterrade are written about in 2, 2 and 2 languages.

HS#1
Politics & Law

Henri Saint-Pierre-Lespéret

1761–1847

French politician (1761-1847)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AM#2
Writing & Arts

Alexandre Magenc

1822–1894

French painter

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

Jean-Jacques de Laterrade

1758–1794

French politician (1758–1794)

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

What Plaisance is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Plaisance

Another 4, the earliest born in 1782.

Questions about famous people from Plaisance

Who is the most famous person from Plaisance?

Henri Saint-Pierre-Lespéret (French politician (1761-1847)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alexandre Magenc and Jean-Jacques de Laterrade.

How many famous people were born in Plaisance?

7 people born in Plaisance 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 Plaisance known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 7. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Plaisance?

Jean-Jacques de Laterrade, born in 1758. The youngest on the list was born in 1921.

Who counts as from Plaisance?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plaisance 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.

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.