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Famous people · Puimisson, Hérault

2 famous people call Puimisson their birthplace

The best known is the French politician René Pagès, with articles in 2 languages. The other is Georges Alexandre, the association football player. Richard Gasquet tops the 221 names on record in Béziers, 6 mi away. The earliest on the list is René Pagès, born in 1911, and the youngest Georges Alexandre, born in 1935.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
René Pagès
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1911
René Pagès
Youngest
1935
Georges Alexandre
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Puimisson

RP#1
Politics & Law

René Pagès

1911–2001

French politician (1911-2001)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
GA#2
Sports

Georges Alexandre

1935–2018

Association football player (1935-2018)

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

What Puimisson is known for

Politics & Law 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

Béziers has the longest list next door: 221.

Questions about famous people from Puimisson

Who is the most famous person from Puimisson?

René Pagès (French politician (1911-2001)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Georges Alexandre.

How many famous people were born in Puimisson?

2 people born in Puimisson have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Puimisson known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Puimisson?

René Pagès, born in 1911. The youngest on the list was born in 1935.

Who counts as from Puimisson?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Puimisson 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 (4)

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.