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Famous people · Pouillon, Landes

A single famous person was born in Pouillon: Anthony Bouthier

The French rugby union player Anthony Bouthier was born in 1992. Their story is told in 4 languages. The nearest list is in Dax, 7 mi away: 114 names, starting with Jean-Charles de Borda. In all of Landes, the famous people on record come from 92 towns.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Anthony Bouthier
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1992
Anthony Bouthier
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Pouillon

AB#1
Sports

Anthony Bouthier

born 1992

French rugby union player (1992-)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Dax has the most people on record, 114 of them.

Questions about famous people from Pouillon

Who is the most famous person from Pouillon?

Anthony Bouthier (French rugby union player (1992-)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Pouillon?

1 people born in Pouillon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Pouillon known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who counts as from Pouillon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pouillon 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 (3)

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.