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Famous people · Arès, Gironde

From 1818 to 1960, Arès was the birthplace of 6 famous people

Louis-Adolphe Eude, the French sculptor, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Between 1914 and 1969, 5 were born, the most of any period. The list’s best known name, Louis-Adolphe Eude, dates from 1818. For every 10,000 residents the town has 9.3, while at least half the towns in Gironde list nobody born there.

#1 best knownLouis-Adolphe EudeWriting & Arts · 1818–1889
Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis-Adolphe Eude
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1818
Louis-Adolphe Eude
Youngest
1960
Dominique El Portilimal-al khalfi
Most common field
Sports
3 people

What stands out about Arès’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Arès’ famous people were born

The 1950s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950Patricia LalondeLouis-Adolphe Eude
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotable

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

The best known

Born in Arès

Louis-Adolphe Eude has articles in 3 languages, Patricia Lalonde in 3 and Didier Claverie in 1.

Louis-Adolphe Eude#1
Writing & Arts

Louis-Adolphe Eude

1818–1889

French sculptor (1818-1889)

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

Patricia Lalonde

born 1952

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
DC#3
Notable

Didier Claverie

born 1959

French athletics competitor

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

What Arès is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.6 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Arès

3 more names, born between 1950 and 1960.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Arcachon leads the towns around it, with 32 names.

Questions about famous people from Arès

Who is the most famous person from Arès?

Louis-Adolphe Eude (French sculptor (1818-1889)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Patricia Lalonde and Didier Claverie.

How many famous people were born in Arès?

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

Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Arès?

Louis-Adolphe Eude, born in 1818. The youngest on the list was born in 1960.

Who counts as from Arès?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arès 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.