Grézels has yet to put a famous person on the list
Go 9 mi to Fumel and the list grows to 17, with Jean Nouvel at the top. 84 towns across Lot can name a famous person born there. Cahors has the most of any town in Lot: 90. After Cahors, the next longest list in Lot is Figeac’s, with 33.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Grézels (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Grézels yet.
Famous people born near Grézels
The fullest list close by belongs to Fumel, with 17.
Questions about famous people from Grézels
Who counts as from Grézels?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Grézels 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 Nouvel: Jacques Paquier, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Baptiste Bessières: Henri-François Riesener, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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