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Famous people · Maraussan, Hérault

Maraussan has just one famous person to its name: Alphonse Mas

The French politician Alphonse Mas was born in 1850. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Their story is told in one language so far. Just 4 mi away, Béziers’ list holds 221 names, Richard Gasquet the best known.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alphonse Mas
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1850
Alphonse Mas
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Maraussan

AM#1
Politics & Law

Alphonse Mas

1850–1931

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Béziers has the longest list next door: 221.

Questions about famous people from Maraussan

Who is the most famous person from Maraussan?

Alphonse Mas (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Maraussan?

1 people born in Maraussan 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 Maraussan 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 Maraussan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Maraussan 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).

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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.