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Famous people · Blaye, Gironde

Of the 13 famous people born in Blaye, an unusual share are performers

At the top of the list is the American actress Lili Damita, covered in 30 languages. André Lauseig and Éric Jean-Jean follow. Most were born in the Belle Époque: 7 of them. Half or more of the towns in Gironde have no one on record, but this one has 25.7 for every 10,000 residents.

#1 best knownLili DamitaFilm, TV & Stage · 1904–1994
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Born here
13
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Lili Damita
30 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1657
Antoine de Beauvollier
Youngest
1987
Nicolas Lesburguères
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people

What stands out about Blaye’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Blaye is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 3.7 times.

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

The best known

Born in Blaye

Lili Damita has articles in 30 languages, André Lauseig in 4 and Éric Jean-Jean in 3.

Lili Damita#1
Film, TV & Stage

Lili Damita

1904–1994

American actress (1904-1994)

30 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AL#2
Notable

André Lauseig

1900–1972

French athletics competitor (1900-1972)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
ÉJ#3
Film, TV & Stage

Éric Jean-Jean

born 1967

French broadcaster

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Blaye’s famous people were born

The 1900s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century16501700175018001850190019502000Roger TozinyMichel Audureau
Film, TV & StageNotableSportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFaithMilitary

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Blaye

Another 10, the earliest born in 1657.

JA

Jules Abadie

1876–1953

French politician and surgeon (1876-1953)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Roger Toziny

Roger Toziny

1883–1939

French actor (1883-1939)

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
AB

Antoine de Beauvollier

1657–1708

French catholic priest and missionary (1657-1708)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Pauillac has the most on record, with 8.

Questions about famous people from Blaye

Who is the most famous person from Blaye?

Lili Damita (American actress (1904-1994)) is the best known by our measure: 30 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Lauseig and Éric Jean-Jean.

How many famous people were born in Blaye?

13 people born in Blaye have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 22 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 Blaye known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 4 of the 13. That is 31% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Blaye?

Antoine de Beauvollier, born in 1657. The youngest on the list was born in 1987.

Who counts as from Blaye?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Blaye 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.