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Famous people · Pujols, Gironde

The 2 famous people born in Pujols, led by Charles Platon

Articles in 13 languages make the French politician Charles Platon the best known. The list has one more: the French librarian Georges Platon. Castillon-la-Bataille, 3 mi off, can claim 2 famous people, the best known Antoine Védrenne. Only 33 of the 155 towns in Gironde with anyone on record list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Platon
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1859
Georges Platon
Youngest
1886
Charles Platon
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Pujols

CP#1
Politics & Law

Charles Platon

1886–1944

French politician (1886-1944)

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GP#2
Politics & Law

Georges Platon

1859–1917

French librarian (1859-1917)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Castillon-la-Bataille has the longest list next door: 2.

Questions about famous people from Pujols

Who is the most famous person from Pujols?

Charles Platon (French politician (1886-1944)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Georges Platon.

How many famous people were born in Pujols?

2 people born in Pujols 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 Pujols known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pujols?

Georges Platon, born in 1859. The youngest on the list was born in 1886.

Who counts as from Pujols?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pujols 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 (1)

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.