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Science & Medicine
Léon Lavallée
1917–1985French economist
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Ville de Lanton · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Lanton, Gironde
A single famous person was born in Lanton: Léon Lavallée
In 1917, the French economist Léon Lavallée was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. One language has an article about them so far. Arcachon, 7 mi off, can claim 32 famous people, the best known Pascal Touron.
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Léon Lavallée
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1917
Léon Lavallée
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Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Lanton
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Arcachon counts 32 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
PTArcachon · 7 miPascal Touron & 31 moreGMLa Teste-de-Buch · 9 miGeorges Morel & 11 more
Arès · 6 miLouis-Adolphe Eude & 5 more
Gujan-Mestras · 6 miMichèle Alfa & 4 more
Audenge · 3 miMathias Le Turnier & 3 moreFDAndernos-les-Bains · 3 miFernand Delort & 1 more
Mios · 9 miFrancis Garnung & 1 more
Marcheprime · 10 miStephan Lafouge
Arès · 6 miLouis-Adolphe Eude & 5 moreGujan-Mestras · 6 miMichèle Alfa & 4 moreAudenge · 3 miMathias Le Turnier & 3 moreFDAndernos-les-Bains · 3 miFernand Delort & 1 moreMios · 9 miFrancis Garnung & 1 moreMarcheprime · 10 miStephan LafougeQuestions about famous people from Lanton
Who is the most famous person from Lanton?
Léon Lavallée (French economist) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Lanton?
1 people born in Lanton have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Lanton known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Lanton?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lanton 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 (5)
- Louis-Adolphe Eude: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michèle Alfa: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathias Le Turnier: Ray Rogers from Novato, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Garnung: Lilyetseslivres, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephan Lafouge: Eponimm, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.