114 famous people from Dax, many of them athletes

Jean-Charles de Borda (French scientist, political advisor and sailor (1733-1799)) is the best known by our measure: 35 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Laurent Fressinet and Philippe Jourdan.

114 people born in Dax have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 165 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: 54 of the 114. That is 47% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Dominique Desclaux de Mesplès, born in 1636. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dax 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.