JL#1
Science & Medicine
Jean-Gaston Lalanne
1862–1924French doctor of sciences and medicine, botanist, psychiatrist and prehistorian
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Talais, Gironde
2 famous people were born in Talais
Best known of all is Jean-Gaston Lalanne, written about in one language. The other is Pierre Gaillard, the French politician. A short trip away, Royan (11 mi) counts 26 famous people, Trévor Clévenot among them. Births span 1788 to 1862, from Pierre Gaillard to Jean-Gaston Lalanne.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Gaston Lalanne
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1788
Pierre Gaillard
Youngest
1862
Jean-Gaston Lalanne
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Talais
PG#2
Politics & Law
Pierre Gaillard
1788–1847French politician (1788-1847)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Talais is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 1 people.
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 around it, Royan has the most on record: 26.
Questions about famous people from Talais
Who is the most famous person from Talais?
Jean-Gaston Lalanne (French doctor of sciences and medicine, botanist, psychiatrist and prehistorian) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Gaillard.
How many famous people were born in Talais?
2 people born in Talais have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Talais known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Talais?
Pierre Gaillard, born in 1788. The youngest on the list was born in 1862.
Who counts as from Talais?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Talais 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)
- Trévor Clévenot: Lega Pallavolo Serie A, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colette Besson: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Laforêt: Gorup de Besanez, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.