Famous people born near Misson
Just 9 mi away, Dax’s list holds 114 names, Jean-Charles de Borda the best known. No famous person’s birth in Misson is on record yet. The longest list in Landes is Dax’s, with 114 names. Mont-de-Marsan has the second-longest list in Landes, after Dax, with 97.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Misson (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Misson yet.
Famous people born near Misson
Nearby, Dax has the most on record, with 114.
Orthez · 11 miAlain Ducasse & 48 more
Salies-de-Béarn · 8 miCharles Foix & 11 more
Peyrehorade · 8 miGeneviève Darrieussecq & 6 moreHJSaint-Paul-lès-Dax · 11 miHenriette Jelinek & 3 more
Narrosse · 8 miAndré Darrigade & 2 moreABPouillon · 2 miAnthony BouthierQuestions about famous people from Misson
Who counts as from Misson?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Misson 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)
- Alain Ducasse: Bruno Cordioli for CIBVS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Foix: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
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