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Politics & Law
Joachim Ambert
1804–1890French politician and writer (1804–1890)
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Caillac, Lot
Joachim Ambert is the only name on the Caillac list
Joachim Ambert, the French politician and writer, was born in 1804. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. A short trip away, Cahors (5 mi) counts 90 famous people, Jean XXII among them.
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Joachim Ambert
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1804
Joachim Ambert
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Caillac
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Famous people from the towns next door
Cahors leads the towns around it, with 90 names.
Questions about famous people from Caillac
Who is the most famous person from Caillac?
Joachim Ambert (French politician and writer (1804–1890)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Caillac?
1 people born in Caillac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Caillac known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Caillac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Caillac 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)
- Jean XXII: Unknown century 14th, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Baptiste Bessières: Henri-François Riesener, 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.