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Famous people · Bègles, Gironde

20 famous people were born in Bègles, more of them performers than in most towns

The best known is the French actor Jacques Dufilho, with articles in 21 languages. Jean-Jacques Rebière and Matthieu Cornette follow. 12 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. From Alphonse Seignac-Lesseps to Matthieu Cornette, the births on the list run from 1833 to 1985.

#1 best knownJacques DufilhoFilm, TV & Stage · 1914–2005
+16more
Born here
20
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Dufilho
21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1833
Alphonse Seignac-Lesseps
Youngest
1985
Matthieu Cornette
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people

What stands out about Bègles’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Bègles is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 3 times.

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

Through the years

When Bègles’ famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1850190019502000René PassetJean-Jacques RebièreLilly DachéMatthieu Cornette
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineSportsNotableMusic

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

The best known

Born in Bègles

Ranked by languages covered: Jacques Dufilho with 21, then Jean-Jacques Rebière with 9 and Matthieu Cornette with 9.

Jacques Dufilho#1
Film, TV & Stage

Jacques Dufilho

1914–2005

French actor (1914–2005)

21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JR#2
Sports

Jean-Jacques Rebière

born 1952

French bicycle racer

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Matthieu Cornette#3
Notable

Matthieu Cornette

born 1985

French chess player

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Bègles

Still to come: 17 more, from 1833 to 1970.

Lilly Daché

Lilly Daché

1898–1989

Fashion designer (1898–1989)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
René Passet

René Passet

1926–2025

French economist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
ID

Isabelle Dethan

born 1967

French caricaturist and comics writer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
LP

Loïc Prud'homme

born 1969

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
AS

Alphonse Seignac-Lesseps

1833–1902

French colonial administrator (1833-1902)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Bègles, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Bègles

Who is the most famous person from Bègles?

Jacques Dufilho (French actor (1914–2005)) is the best known by our measure: 21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Jacques Rebière and Matthieu Cornette.

How many famous people were born in Bègles?

20 people born in Bègles have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 32 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 Bègles known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 6 of the 20. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bègles?

Alphonse Seignac-Lesseps, born in 1833. The youngest on the list was born in 1985.

Who counts as from Bègles?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bègles 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 (10)

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.