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Famous people · Clairac, Lot-et-Garonne

Clairac’s famous people span 172 years: 4 births from 1748 to 1920

The best known is the French painter André Vignoles, with an article in one language. Close behind are François Bernard Maleprade and Paul Serre. André Vignoles, the best known, was born in 1920. For every 10,000 residents there are 15.3 on the list, well above the typical Lot-et-Garonne town’s 3.7.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Vignoles
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1748
François Bernard Maleprade
Youngest
1920
André Vignoles
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Clairac

Counted by languages, André Vignoles is ahead of François Bernard Maleprade and Paul Serre: 1, 1 and 1.

AV#1
Writing & Arts

André Vignoles

1920–2017

French painter (1920–2017)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
FM#2
Politics & Law

François Bernard Maleprade

born 1748

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
PS#3
Sports

Paul Serre

1895–1972

French rugby union player

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Clairac’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 1 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900Pierre MispouletPaul SerreFrançois Bernard MalepradeAndré Vignoles
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSports

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

Known for

What Clairac is known for

Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Clairac

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Aiguillon’s, at 8 names.

Questions about famous people from Clairac

Who is the most famous person from Clairac?

André Vignoles (French painter (1920–2017)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Bernard Maleprade and Paul Serre.

How many famous people were born in Clairac?

4 people born in Clairac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 12 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 Clairac known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Clairac?

François Bernard Maleprade, born in 1748. The youngest on the list was born in 1920.

Who counts as from Clairac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Clairac 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 (2)

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.