More famous people were born in Bordeaux than in any other town in Gironde: 1,067

François Mauriac (French writer (1885-1970)) is the best known by our measure: 118 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Anouilh and Jean-Joseph Sanfourche.

1,067 people born in Bordeaux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 1,691 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 349 of the 1,067. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Paulin de Nole, born in 354. The youngest on the list was born in 2010.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bordeaux 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.

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.