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Famous people · Gastes, Landes
Gastes, birthplace of the French actress Lili Bontemps
The French actress Lili Bontemps was born in 1921. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their story is told in 3 languages. Born 4 mi away in Parentis-en-Born: André Mirtin, the one name on its list.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Lili Bontemps
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1921
Lili Bontemps
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known
Born in Gastes
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Parentis-en-Born has the longest list next door, one name.
Questions about famous people from Gastes
Who is the most famous person from Gastes?
Lili Bontemps (French actress) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Gastes?
1 people born in Gastes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Gastes known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.
Who counts as from Gastes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gastes 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 (1)
- Pierre-Alain de Garrigues: Le Commissaire, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.