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Famous people · Castets, Landes

4 famous people were born in Castets from 1844 to 1947

The best known is the French basketball player Jean-Marie Jouaret, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the French politician Danielle Michel, third to Émile Vignes. Jean-Marie Jouaret, the best known, was born in 1942. The list comes to 15.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.3 in the typical town in Landes.

#1 best knownJean-Marie JouaretSports · 1942–2023
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Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Marie Jouaret
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1844
Albini Gieure
Youngest
1947
Danielle Michel
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Castets

First, Jean-Marie Jouaret (5 languages), then Danielle Michel (2) and Émile Vignes (2).

Jean-Marie Jouaret#1
Sports

Jean-Marie Jouaret

1942–2023

French basketball player (1942–2023)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
DM#2
Politics & Law

Danielle Michel

born 1947

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Émile Vignes#3
Writing & Arts

Émile Vignes

1896–1983

French photographer (1896-1983)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Castets’ famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Albini GieureÉmile VignesJean-Marie Jouaret
Politics & LawSportsWriting & Arts

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

Known for

What Castets is known for

Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Castets

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Saint-Paul-lès-Dax has the most on record, with 4.

Questions about famous people from Castets

Who is the most famous person from Castets?

Jean-Marie Jouaret (French basketball player (1942–2023)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Danielle Michel and Émile Vignes.

How many famous people were born in Castets?

4 people born in Castets have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Castets known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Castets?

Albini Gieure, born in 1844. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.

Who counts as from Castets?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Castets 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.