Of the 134 famous people born in Sète, an unusual share are business people

Georges Brassens (French musician, singer-songwriter and poet (1921–1981)) is the best known by our measure: 55 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Fidji Simo and Andy Delord.

134 people born in Sète have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 185 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, athletes: 42 of the 134. That is 31% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Antoine Gévaudan, born in 1746. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sète 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.

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.