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Famous people · Latresne, Gironde

2 famous people were born in Latresne

René Brunet, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The only other name is the French designer Christian Ragot. Over 51 years of births, the list goes from René Brunet (1882) to Christian Ragot (1933). Within 5 mi, Talence lists the most: 88, with Henri de Laborde de Monpezat first.

#1 best knownRené BrunetPolitics & Law · 1882–1951
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
René Brunet
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1882
René Brunet
Youngest
1933
Christian Ragot
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Latresne

René Brunet#1
Politics & Law

René Brunet

1882–1951

French politician (1882–1951)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
CR#2
Writing & Arts

Christian Ragot

1933–2022

French designer

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Latresne is known for

1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Talence counts 88 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Latresne

Who is the most famous person from Latresne?

René Brunet (French politician (1882–1951)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Christian Ragot.

How many famous people were born in Latresne?

2 people born in Latresne have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Latresne known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Latresne?

René Brunet, born in 1882. The youngest on the list was born in 1933.

Who counts as from Latresne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Latresne 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 (3)

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.