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Famous people · Saint-Clar, Gers

From 1765 to 1906, Saint-Clar was the birthplace of 3 famous people

Most widely known is Jules Delpech-Cantaloup, the French politician, with articles in 2 languages. Close behind are Jean Feuga and Jean-Pierre Laborde. The list’s best known name, Jules Delpech-Cantaloup, dates from 1847. Nearby, Lectoure, 7 mi away, lists 28, led by Jean-Claude Pertuzé.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jules Delpech-Cantaloup
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1765
Jean-Pierre Laborde
Youngest
1906
Jean Feuga
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Saint-Clar

Two of the three are leaders.

JD#1
Politics & Law

Jules Delpech-Cantaloup

1847–1913

French politician (1847–1913)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JF#2
Writing & Arts

Jean Feuga

1906–1963

French sea novelist

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
JL#3
Politics & Law

Jean-Pierre Laborde

1765–1827

French politician

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

What Saint-Clar is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

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

The neighbour with the most names is Lectoure, at 28.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Clar

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Clar?

Jules Delpech-Cantaloup (French politician (1847–1913)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Feuga and Jean-Pierre Laborde.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Clar?

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

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Clar?

Jean-Pierre Laborde, born in 1765. The youngest on the list was born in 1906.

Who counts as from Saint-Clar?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Clar 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.