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Famous people · Alan, Haute-Garonne

2 famous people were born in Alan from 1774 to 1921

Articles in 3 languages make the French officer Louis Victorin Cassagne the best known. The only other name is the French politician Marcel Pujol. For more famous names, Cazères is 8 mi away: its list has 5, led by Jean-Marc Ferratge. The list’s best known name, Louis Victorin Cassagne, dates from 1774.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Victorin Cassagne
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1774
Louis Victorin Cassagne
Youngest
1921
Marcel Pujol
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Alan

LC#1
Military

Louis Victorin Cassagne

1774–1841

French officer (1774–1841)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MP#2
Politics & Law

Marcel Pujol

1921–2010

French politician (1921–2010)

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

What Alan is known for

1 of them work in Military, 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

Nearby, Cazères has the most on record, with 5.

Questions about famous people from Alan

Who is the most famous person from Alan?

Louis Victorin Cassagne (French officer (1774–1841)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marcel Pujol.

How many famous people were born in Alan?

2 people born in Alan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Alan known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Alan?

Louis Victorin Cassagne, born in 1774. The youngest on the list was born in 1921.

Who counts as from Alan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Alan 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.

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.