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Famous people · La Teste-de-Buch, Gironde

Of the 12 famous people born in La Teste-de-Buch, an unusual share are athletes

Articles in 14 languages make the French rower Georges Morel the best known. The largest group, 6, was born since 1970. From Jean-Hubert Debrousse to Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse, the births on the list run from 1844 to 1995. For every 10,000 residents the town has 4.4, while at least half the towns in Gironde list nobody born there.

#3 best knownBaptiste SerinSports · born 1994
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Born here
12
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Georges Morel
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1844
Jean-Hubert Debrousse
Youngest
1995
Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about La Teste-de-Buch’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What La Teste-de-Buch is known for

Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.2 times.

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

Through the years

When La Teste-de-Buch’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 2.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1850190019502000David BelliardMarie-Thérèse EyquemDaniel LavielleGeorges Morel
SportsPolitics & LawNotableWriting & ArtsMilitaryMusic

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

The best known

Born in La Teste-de-Buch

All three are athletes.

GM#1
Sports

Georges Morel

1938–2004

French rower (1938-2004)

14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JM#2
Sports

Jacques Morel

born 1935

French rower (1935- )

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Baptiste Serin#3
Sports

Baptiste Serin

born 1994

French rugby union player

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in La Teste-de-Buch

9 more names, born between 1844 and 1995.

David Belliard

David Belliard

born 1978

French journalist and politician

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
ME

Marie-Thérèse Eyquem

1913–1978

French politician (1913–1978)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse

Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse

born 1995

French athletics competitor

KD

Kléber Dupuy

1892–1966

French army officer (1892–1996)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Arcachon: 32.

Questions about famous people from La Teste-de-Buch

Who is the most famous person from La Teste-de-Buch?

Georges Morel (French rower (1938-2004)) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques Morel and Baptiste Serin.

How many famous people were born in La Teste-de-Buch?

12 people born in La Teste-de-Buch 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 La Teste-de-Buch known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 12. That is 42% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Teste-de-Buch?

Jean-Hubert Debrousse, born in 1844. The youngest on the list was born in 1995.

Who counts as from La Teste-de-Buch?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Teste-de-Buch 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.