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Famous people · Graissessac, Hérault

Graissessac counts 2 famous people, first among them Michel Maffesoli

Articles in 19 languages make the French sociologist Michel Maffesoli the best known. The other is Jeanne Tunica, the French politician. Lodève, 12 mi off, can claim 15 famous people, the best known Georges Auric. Born in 1894, Jeanne Tunica is the first name on record, and Michel Maffesoli, born in 1944, the most recent.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Michel Maffesoli
19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1894
Jeanne Tunica
Youngest
1944
Michel Maffesoli
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Graissessac

MM#1
Science & Medicine

Michel Maffesoli

born 1944

French sociologist (1944-)

19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JT#2
Politics & Law

Jeanne Tunica

1894–1972

French politician

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

What Graissessac is known for

Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

Close by, the fullest list is Lodève’s, at 15 names.

Questions about famous people from Graissessac

Who is the most famous person from Graissessac?

Michel Maffesoli (French sociologist (1944-)) is the best known by our measure: 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jeanne Tunica.

How many famous people were born in Graissessac?

2 people born in Graissessac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Graissessac known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Graissessac?

Jeanne Tunica, born in 1894. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Graissessac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Graissessac 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)

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.