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Famous people · Coutras, Gironde

4 famous people were born in Coutras from 1812 to 1932

Articles in 3 languages make the French politician François Vidal the best known. Second and third on the list are Alain de Boüard and Bernard Duc. Only 24 of the 155 towns in Gironde with anyone on record list more. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all.

#1 best knownFrançois VidalPolitics & Law · 1812–1872
+2more
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Vidal
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1812
François Vidal
Youngest
1932
Bernard Duc
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Coutras

Ranked by languages covered: François Vidal with 3, then Alain de Boüard with 2 and Bernard Duc with 2.

François Vidal#1
Politics & Law

François Vidal

1812–1872

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Alain de Boüard#2
Writing & Arts

Alain de Boüard

1882–1955

French palaeographer (1882-1955)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
BD#3
Film, TV & Stage

Bernard Duc

1932–1995

French comics artist (1932–1995)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Coutras’ famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1810s, at 1.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950Jean-Baptiste LalanneBernard DucAlain de Boüard
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage

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

Known for

What Coutras is known for

Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Coutras

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Libourne leads the towns around it, with 75 names.

Questions about famous people from Coutras

Who is the most famous person from Coutras?

François Vidal (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alain de Boüard and Bernard Duc.

How many famous people were born in Coutras?

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

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Coutras?

François Vidal, born in 1812. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.

Who counts as from Coutras?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Coutras 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 (4)

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.