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Famous people · Saint-Sever, Landes

21 famous people were born in Saint-Sever, more of them leaders than in most towns

Best known of all is Jean Maximilien Lamarque, written about in 24 languages. Second and third on the list are Léon Dufour and Frédéric Fauthoux. Most were born before the Revolution: 12 of them. As early as 1470, Arnaud de Moles was born here, one of 12 born before the Revolution.

#1 best knownJean Maximilien LamarqueMilitary · 1770–1832
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Born here
21
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Maximilien Lamarque
24 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1470
Arnaud de Moles
Youngest
1972
Frédéric Fauthoux
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people

What stands out about Saint-Sever’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Saint-Sever’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1770s come out on top, with 3 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireThe 20th century15001600170018001900Jean Maximilien LamarqueArnaud de MolesRené Crabos
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryScience & MedicineNotable

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

Known for

What Saint-Sever is known for

Saint-Sever has 1.8× the usual share of leaders.

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

The best known

Born in Saint-Sever

The three are covered in 24, 23 and 10 languages: Jean Maximilien Lamarque, Léon Dufour and Frédéric Fauthoux.

Jean Maximilien Lamarque#1
Military

Jean Maximilien Lamarque

1770–1832

French commander of the Napoleonic Wars and politician (1770-1832)

24 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Léon Dufour#2
Science & Medicine

Léon Dufour

1780–1865

French entomologist, botanist and arachnologist (1780–1865)

23 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Frédéric Fauthoux#3
Sports

Frédéric Fauthoux

born 1972

French basketball player (born 1972)

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-Sever

Here are 18 more, born from 1470 to 1965.

René Crabos

René Crabos

1899–1964

French rugby union player (1899–1964)

JC

Jean Arnaud Vincent Cabannes de Cauna

1783–1829

French politician (1783-1829)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Mont-de-Marsan: 97.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Sever

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Sever?

Jean Maximilien Lamarque (French commander of the Napoleonic Wars and politician (1770-1832)) is the best known by our measure: 24 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Léon Dufour and Frédéric Fauthoux.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Sever?

21 people born in Saint-Sever have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 26 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 Saint-Sever known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 9 of the 21. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Sever?

Arnaud de Moles, born in 1470. The youngest on the list was born in 1972.

Who counts as from Saint-Sever?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Sever 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 (11)

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.