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Famous people · Cabrerets, Lot

2 famous people call Cabrerets their birthplace

Most widely known is Georges Verdou, the French painter, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French speleologist André David. The oldest name on the list belongs to Georges Verdou, born in 1888, the newest to André David, born in 1906. Go 10 mi to Cahors and the list grows to 90, with Jean XXII at the top.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Georges Verdou
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1888
Georges Verdou
Youngest
1906
André David
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Cabrerets

GV#1
Writing & Arts

Georges Verdou

1888–1960

French painter

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Notable

André David

1906–1977

French speleologist (1906–1977)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Cabrerets is known for

Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Cahors counts 90 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Cabrerets

Who is the most famous person from Cabrerets?

Georges Verdou (French painter) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André David.

How many famous people were born in Cabrerets?

2 people born in Cabrerets have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Cabrerets known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cabrerets?

Georges Verdou, born in 1888. The youngest on the list was born in 1906.

Who counts as from Cabrerets?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cabrerets 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 (1)

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.