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Famous people · Capbreton, Landes

Capbreton’s famous people span 191 years: 5 births from 1752 to 1943

The best known is the French politician Jean-Pierre Dufau, with articles in 3 languages. The French sculptor and medallist Georges-Henri Prud'Homme ranks second, ahead of Dominique Soulé. The list comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.3 in the typical town in Landes. Only 7 of the 92 towns in Landes with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownJean-Pierre DufauPolitics & Law · born 1943
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Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Pierre Dufau
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1752
Jacques Thomas Lahary
Youngest
1943
Jean-Pierre Dufau
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Capbreton

Jean-Pierre Dufau leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Georges-Henri Prud'Homme (2) and Dominique Soulé (1).

Jean-Pierre Dufau#1
Politics & Law

Jean-Pierre Dufau

born 1943

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Georges-Henri Prud'Homme#2
Writing & Arts

Georges-Henri Prud'Homme

1873–1947

French sculptor and medallist (1873-1947)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
DS#3
Faith

Dominique Soulé

1827–1919

Roman Catholic archbishop

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Capbreton’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Pierre Marcel DurquetyJacques Thomas LaharyDominique SouléGeorges-Henri Prud'Homme
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFaithScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Capbreton is known for

Share of Capbreton’s famous people in each field.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Capbreton

2 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Boucau: 13.

Questions about famous people from Capbreton

Who is the most famous person from Capbreton?

Jean-Pierre Dufau (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Georges-Henri Prud'Homme and Dominique Soulé.

How many famous people were born in Capbreton?

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

What is Capbreton known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Capbreton?

Jacques Thomas Lahary, born in 1752. The youngest on the list was born in 1943.

Who counts as from Capbreton?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Capbreton 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 (5)

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.