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Famous people · Saramon, Gers

Saramon is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Most widely known is Mathieu Guiraudez de Saint-Mézard, the French politician, with articles in 2 languages. The other is François-Michel Lantrac, the French politician. Gimont, 9 mi away, has 7 on its list, the best known Antonin Carlès. The earliest on the list is Mathieu Guiraudez de Saint-Mézard, born in 1728, and the youngest François-Michel Lantrac, born in 1760.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Mathieu Guiraudez de Saint-Mézard
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1728
Mathieu Guiraudez de Saint-Mézard
Youngest
1760
François-Michel Lantrac
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Saramon

MS#1
Politics & Law

Mathieu Guiraudez de Saint-Mézard

1728–1816

French politician (1728-1816)

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

François-Michel Lantrac

1760–1848

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Gimont’s, at 7 names.

Questions about famous people from Saramon

Who is the most famous person from Saramon?

Mathieu Guiraudez de Saint-Mézard (French politician (1728-1816)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François-Michel Lantrac.

How many famous people were born in Saramon?

2 people born in Saramon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Saramon known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saramon?

Mathieu Guiraudez de Saint-Mézard, born in 1728. The youngest on the list was born in 1760.

Who counts as from Saramon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saramon 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.