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Famous people · Saint-Macaire, Gironde

Robert Escarpit tops a list of 3 famous people born in Saint-Macaire

Robert Escarpit leads the list, covered in 13 languages. The French politician François Bergoeing ranks second, ahead of Jean-Baptiste Pujoulx. The list runs from François Bergoeing, born in 1750, to Robert Escarpit, born in 1918. The nearest list is in Langon, 2 mi away: 10 names, starting with Pierre Lees-Melou.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Robert Escarpit
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1750
François Bergoeing
Youngest
1918
Robert Escarpit
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Saint-Macaire

By how many languages cover them, Robert Escarpit comes first (13), then François Bergoeing (2) and Jean-Baptiste Pujoulx (2).

RE#1
Science & Medicine

Robert Escarpit

1918–2000

French academic, writer and journalist (1918-2000)

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

François Bergoeing

1750–1829

French politician

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

Jean-Baptiste Pujoulx

1762–1821

French journalist

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Saint-Macaire is known for

Share of Saint-Macaire’s famous people in each 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

Of the towns nearby, Langon lists the most people: 10.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Macaire

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Macaire?

Robert Escarpit (French academic, writer and journalist (1918-2000)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Bergoeing and Jean-Baptiste Pujoulx.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Macaire?

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

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Macaire?

François Bergoeing, born in 1750. The youngest on the list was born in 1918.

Who counts as from Saint-Macaire?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Macaire 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.