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Famous people · Tarnos, Landes

2 famous people were born in Tarnos

Articles in 11 languages make the French cyclist Dominique Arnaud the best known. The list has one more: the French bicycle racer Guy Dolhats. Nearby, Bayonne, 3 mi away, lists 261, led by Didier Deschamps. Births span 1952 to 1955, from Guy Dolhats to Dominique Arnaud.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Dominique Arnaud
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1952
Guy Dolhats
Youngest
1955
Dominique Arnaud
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Tarnos

DA#1
Sports

Dominique Arnaud

1955–2016

French cyclist (1955–2016)

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GD#2
Sports

Guy Dolhats

born 1952

French bicycle racer

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Questions about famous people from Tarnos

Who is the most famous person from Tarnos?

Dominique Arnaud (French cyclist (1955–2016)) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Guy Dolhats.

How many famous people were born in Tarnos?

2 people born in Tarnos have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Tarnos known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tarnos?

Guy Dolhats, born in 1952. The youngest on the list was born in 1955.

Who counts as from Tarnos?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tarnos 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.