No one born in Mées has made the famous people list yet
Jean-Charles de Borda tops the 114 names on record in Dax, 3 mi away. Famous people are on record for 92 of the towns in Landes. The longest list in Landes is Dax’s, with 114 names. After Dax, the next longest list in Landes is Mont-de-Marsan’s, with 97.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Mées (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Mées as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Mées
Close by, the fullest list is Dax’s, at 114 names.
Peyrehorade · 11 miGeneviève Darrieussecq & 6 moreHJSaint-Paul-lès-Dax · 3 miHenriette Jelinek & 3 more
Narrosse · 5 miAndré Darrigade & 2 more
Pontonx-sur-l'Adour · 11 miJean Félix Pédegert & 2 more
Saint-Geours-de-Maremne · 6 miGuy Lapébie & 1 moreLJSaint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse · 10 miLouis Junquas & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Mées
Who counts as from Mées?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mées 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 (4)
- Geneviève Darrieussecq: Jérémy Barande, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- André Darrigade: Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 - negatiefstroken zwart/wit, nummer toegang 2.24.01.05, bestanddeelnummer 911-3766, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Félix Pédegert: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Lapébie: Unknown Unknown (Keystone France), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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