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Politics & Law
Dominique Cazeaux
1835–1909French politician (1835-1909)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Bénac, Hautes-Pyrénées
Dominique Cazeaux is the only name on the Bénac list
Dominique Cazeaux, the French politician, was born in 1835. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. One language has an article about them so far. The neighbour with the longest list is Tarbes, 6 mi away: 158, led by Théophile Gautier.
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Dominique Cazeaux
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1835
Dominique Cazeaux
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Bénac
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Famous people from the towns next door
Tarbes leads the towns around it, with 158 names.
Tarbes · 6 miThéophile Gautier & 157 more
Lourdes · 5 miBernadette Soubirous & 42 more
Bagnères-de-Bigorre · 9 miAlan Brooke & 26 moreCLPontacq · 7 miClaude Lacaze & 13 moreARSéméac · 7 miAndré Ruiz & 3 more
Juillan · 3 miDenis Jourdanet & 1 moreRSOdos · 3 miRobert Soro & 1 more
Ibos · 6 miRoland Bertranne & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Bénac
Who is the most famous person from Bénac?
Dominique Cazeaux (French politician (1835-1909)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Bénac?
1 people born in Bénac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Bénac known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Bénac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bénac 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.
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Photo credits (5)
- Théophile Gautier: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernadette Soubirous: abbé P. Bernadou, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Brooke: War Office official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denis Jourdanet: Auvinet G., Briulet M (2004) in Gac Méd Méx Vol. 140 No. 4: 426-429, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roland Bertranne: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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