No one from Siest is on the famous people list yet
The neighbour with the longest list is Dax, 5 mi away: 114, led by Jean-Charles de Borda. In Landes, 92 towns have someone on the list. 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 Siest (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 Siest yet.
Famous people born near Siest
Close by, the fullest list is Dax’s, at 114 names.
Peyrehorade · 7 miGeneviève Darrieussecq & 6 moreHJSaint-Paul-lès-Dax · 7 miHenriette Jelinek & 3 more
Narrosse · 7 miAndré Darrigade & 2 more
Saint-Geours-de-Maremne · 5 miGuy Lapébie & 1 moreLJSaint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse · 8 miLouis Junquas & 1 moreABPouillon · 7 miAnthony BouthierQuestions about famous people from Siest
Who counts as from Siest?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Siest 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)
- 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
- Guy Lapébie: Unknown Unknown (Keystone France), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.