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Famous people · Puissalicon, Hérault

Puissalicon’s famous people span 420 years: 2 births from 1070 to 1490

At the top of the list is the French bishop and saint Guiraud de Béziers, covered in 7 languages. Antoine de Lettes-Desprez de Montpezat is the only other name on the list. The list’s best known name, Guiraud de Béziers, dates from 1070. The neighbour with the longest list is Béziers, 8 mi away: 221, led by Richard Gasquet.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Guiraud de Béziers
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1070
Guiraud de Béziers
Youngest
1490
Antoine de Lettes-Desprez de Montpezat
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Puissalicon

GB#1
Faith

Guiraud de Béziers

1070–1123

French bishop and saint

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AM#2
Military

Antoine de Lettes-Desprez de Montpezat

1490–1544

- 1544

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Puissalicon is known for

1 of them work in Faith, the biggest field.

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

The neighbour with the most names is Béziers, at 221.

Questions about famous people from Puissalicon

Who is the most famous person from Puissalicon?

Guiraud de Béziers (French bishop and saint) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine de Lettes-Desprez de Montpezat.

How many famous people were born in Puissalicon?

2 people born in Puissalicon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Puissalicon known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Puissalicon?

Guiraud de Béziers, born in 1070. The youngest on the list was born in 1490.

Who counts as from Puissalicon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Puissalicon 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)

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.