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Sports
André Dufraisse
1926–2021Racing cyclist (1926-2021)
16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Razès, Haute-Vienne
André Dufraisse tops a list of 2 famous people born in Razès
Most widely known is André Dufraisse, the racing cyclist, with articles in 16 languages. The list has one more: the French aviator Edgar Cruvelhier. Bessines-sur-Gartempe, 5 mi off, can claim 5 famous people, the best known Suzanne Valadon. Only 14 of the 81 towns in Haute-Vienne with anyone on record list more.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Dufraisse
16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1899
Edgar Cruvelhier
Youngest
1926
André Dufraisse
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Razès
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Notable
Edgar Cruvelhier
1899–1936French aviator (1899-1936)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Razès is known for
1 of them work in Sports, 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
2 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Razès
Who is the most famous person from Razès?
André Dufraisse (Racing cyclist (1926-2021)) is the best known by our measure: 16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Edgar Cruvelhier.
How many famous people were born in Razès?
2 people born in Razès have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Razès known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Razès?
Edgar Cruvelhier, born in 1899. The youngest on the list was born in 1926.
Who counts as from Razès?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Razès 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 (2)
- Suzanne Valadon: Didier Descouens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Cesarsky: ESO, CC BY 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.