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Famous people · Soorts-Hossegor, Landes

Claudine Amiel-Tison, born in 1929, is Soorts-Hossegor’s famous person on record

The médecin pédiatre néonatologue Claudine Amiel-Tison was born in 1929. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. 2 languages have an article about them. For more famous names, Boucau is 10 mi away: its list has 13, led by Roland Bierge.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Claudine Amiel-Tison
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1929
Claudine Amiel-Tison
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Soorts-Hossegor

CA#1
Science & Medicine

Claudine Amiel-Tison

1929–2013

Médecin pédiatre néonatologue

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Boucau, at 13.

Questions about famous people from Soorts-Hossegor

Who is the most famous person from Soorts-Hossegor?

Claudine Amiel-Tison (Médecin pédiatre néonatologue) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Soorts-Hossegor?

1 people born in Soorts-Hossegor have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Soorts-Hossegor known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who counts as from Soorts-Hossegor?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Soorts-Hossegor 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).

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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.