ÉG#1
Science & Medicine
Édouard Goursat
1858–1936French mathematician (1858–1936)
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Lanzac, Lot
Édouard Goursat tops a list of 2 famous people born in Lanzac
At the top of the list is the French mathematician Édouard Goursat, covered in 18 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Edmond Massaud. The neighbour with the longest list is Souillac, 1 mi away: 8, led by Roger Couderc. Only 13 of the 84 towns in Lot with anyone on record list more.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Édouard Goursat
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1858
Édouard Goursat
Youngest
1908
Edmond Massaud
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Lanzac
EM#2
Politics & Law
Edmond Massaud
1908–2000French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Lanzac is known for
The largest field is Science & Medicine, 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
The neighbour with the most names is Souillac, at 8.
Questions about famous people from Lanzac
Who is the most famous person from Lanzac?
Édouard Goursat (French mathematician (1858–1936)) is the best known by our measure: 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Edmond Massaud.
How many famous people were born in Lanzac?
2 people born in Lanzac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Lanzac known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lanzac?
Édouard Goursat, born in 1858. The youngest on the list was born in 1908.
Who counts as from Lanzac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lanzac 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)
- Roger Couderc: Asabengurtza, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.