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Military
Louis Cazalas
1813–1884French military physician and politician (1813–1884)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Laborde, Hautes-Pyrénées
Laborde has just one famous person to its name: Louis Cazalas
Louis Cazalas, the French military physician and politician, was born in 1813. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. One language has an article about them so far. The nearest list is in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, 8 mi away: 27 names, starting with Alan Brooke.
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1
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Best known
Louis Cazalas
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1813
Louis Cazalas
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Laborde
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Laborde, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Laborde
Who is the most famous person from Laborde?
Louis Cazalas (French military physician and politician (1813–1884)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Laborde?
1 people born in Laborde have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Laborde known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Laborde?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Laborde 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)
- Alan Brooke: War Office official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Dupont: stede64, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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