Next door to Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit, Béziers lists 221 famous people
So far, no famous person on record was born in Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit. 124 of the towns in Hérault list at least one person. Montpellier’s 604 names make the longest list in Hérault. The best known born in Béziers is Richard Gasquet.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit
Around it, Béziers has the most people on record, 221 of them.
Béziers · 9 miRichard Gasquet & 220 more
Magalas · 2 miJacky Vergnes & 5 moreDCCaux · 10 miDom Bédos de Celles & 4 moreAHPuisserguier · 10 miAndré Herrero & 4 more
Cazouls-lès-Béziers · 7 miAmédée Borrel & 3 moreRMServian · 7 miRobert Monclar & 1 moreCGThézan-lès-Béziers · 4 miCharles GriffeAMMaraussan · 7 miAlphonse MasQuestions about famous people from Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit
Who counts as from Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit 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)
- Richard Gasquet: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacky Vergnes: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amédée Borrel: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.