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Famous people · Barsac, Gironde

2 famous people call Barsac their birthplace

Mariette Condroyer, the French writer and screenwriter, is the most widely known, written about in one language. The list has one more: the French politician Pierre Bouneau. Nearby, Langon, 5 mi away, lists 10, led by Pierre Lees-Melou. From Pierre Bouneau to Mariette Condroyer, the births on the list run from 1908 to 1934.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Mariette Condroyer
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1908
Pierre Bouneau
Youngest
1934
Mariette Condroyer
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Barsac

MC#1
Writing & Arts

Mariette Condroyer

1934–2024

French writer and screenwriter

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
PB#2
Politics & Law

Pierre Bouneau

1908–1995

French politician (1908–1995)

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

What Barsac is known for

The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 people.

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

Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Barsac

Who is the most famous person from Barsac?

Mariette Condroyer (French writer and screenwriter) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Bouneau.

How many famous people were born in Barsac?

2 people born in Barsac 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 Barsac known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Barsac?

Pierre Bouneau, born in 1908. The youngest on the list was born in 1934.

Who counts as from Barsac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Barsac 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 (5)

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.