MD#1
Science & Medicine
Max Derruau
1920–2004French geographer (1920-2004)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Capestang, Hérault
Capestang is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Articles in 3 languages make the French geographer Max Derruau the best known. Second and third on the list are Albert-Jean and Robert Ferras. The list comes to 11.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.7 in the typical town in Hérault. The oldest name on the list belongs to Albert-Jean, born in 1892, the newest to Damien Vidal, born in 1985.
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Max Derruau
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1892
Albert-Jean
Youngest
1985
Damien Vidal
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Capestang
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
A#2
Writing & Arts
Albert-Jean
1892–1975French playwright (1892-1975)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Science & Medicine
Robert Ferras
1935–2013French geographer (1935–2013)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years
When Capestang’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1920s, at 1.
Science & MedicineWriting & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Capestang is known for
Share of Capestang’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Capestang
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Puisserguier has the most on record: 5.
AHPuisserguier · 3 miAndré Herrero & 4 more
Cazouls-lès-Béziers · 5 miAmédée Borrel & 3 more
Nissan-lez-Enserune · 5 miMarcel Delhommeau & 2 moreRNCuxac-d'Aude · 6 miRobert Navarro & 2 moreAQCoursan · 7 miAndré Quilis & 2 moreRISallèles-d'Aude · 7 miRené Iché & 2 moreLRLespignan · 7 miLouis Ricardou & 1 moreODMontady · 4 miOswald Durand
Cazouls-lès-Béziers · 5 miAmédée Borrel & 3 moreNissan-lez-Enserune · 5 miMarcel Delhommeau & 2 moreRNCuxac-d'Aude · 6 miRobert Navarro & 2 moreAQCoursan · 7 miAndré Quilis & 2 moreRISallèles-d'Aude · 7 miRené Iché & 2 moreLRLespignan · 7 miLouis Ricardou & 1 moreODMontady · 4 miOswald DurandQuestions about famous people from Capestang
Who is the most famous person from Capestang?
Max Derruau (French geographer (1920-2004)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Albert-Jean and Robert Ferras.
How many famous people were born in Capestang?
4 people born in Capestang have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Capestang known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Capestang?
Albert-Jean, born in 1892. The youngest on the list was born in 1985.
Who counts as from Capestang?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Capestang 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)
- Robert Ferras: Photographe de la Ville de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, dans le cadre de sa mission ; scan par Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amédée Borrel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcel Delhommeau: Auteur inconnu, Public domain, 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.