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Famous people · Peyrehorade, Landes

7 famous people come from Peyrehorade, Geneviève Darrieussecq the best known

The best known is the French physician and politician Geneviève Darrieussecq, with articles in 12 languages. The next two names are François Baco and Michel Taffary. 4 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 18.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Landes has 1.3.

#1 best knownGeneviève DarrieussecqScience & Medicine · born 1956
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Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Geneviève Darrieussecq
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1865
François Baco
Youngest
1956
Geneviève Darrieussecq
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Peyrehorade

Geneviève Darrieussecq, François Baco and Michel Taffary are written about in 12, 3 and 2 languages.

Geneviève Darrieussecq#1
Science & Medicine

Geneviève Darrieussecq

born 1956

French physician and politician

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
François Baco#2
Notable

François Baco

1865–1947

French ampelographer (1865–1947)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MT#3
Sports

Michel Taffary

born 1950

French rugby union player

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Peyrehorade’s famous people were born

The 1950s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Jean DarrieussecqClaude LabordeAmédée PeyrouxGeneviève Darrieussecq
SportsNotableScience & MedicinePolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Peyrehorade is known for

Peyrehorade has 2.3× the usual share of athletes.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Peyrehorade

4 more names, born between 1872 and 1940.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Dax has the most on record, with 114.

Questions about famous people from Peyrehorade

Who is the most famous person from Peyrehorade?

Geneviève Darrieussecq (French physician and politician) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Baco and Michel Taffary.

How many famous people were born in Peyrehorade?

7 people born in Peyrehorade have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 10 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 Peyrehorade known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 7. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Peyrehorade?

François Baco, born in 1865. The youngest on the list was born in 1956.

Who counts as from Peyrehorade?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Peyrehorade 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 (5)

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.