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Famous people · Martel, Lot

From 1729 to 1947, Martel was the birthplace of 6 famous people

The best known is the French academic Michèle Causse, with articles in 12 languages. Second and third on the list are Jean-Claude Requier and Léonard Leymarie. As early as 1729, Léonard Leymarie was born here, one of 2 born before the Revolution. The biggest group are leaders: 3.

Born here
6
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Michèle Causse
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1729
Léonard Leymarie
Youngest
1947
Jean-Claude Requier
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people

What stands out about Martel’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Martel’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Pierre-Marcelin LachièzePierre Lachièze-ReyPierre-Joseph Lachèze de MurelJean-Claude Requier
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine

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

The best known

Born in Martel

Leaders take two of the three places.

MC#1
Science & Medicine

Michèle Causse

1936–2010

French academic

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JR#2
Politics & Law

Jean-Claude Requier

born 1947

French politician

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LL#3
Politics & Law

Léonard Leymarie

1729–1816

French politician (1729-1816)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Martel is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.1 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Martel

Still to come: 3 more, from 1744 to 1885.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Martel

Who is the most famous person from Martel?

Michèle Causse (French academic) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Claude Requier and Léonard Leymarie.

How many famous people were born in Martel?

6 people born in Martel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 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 Martel known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Martel?

Léonard Leymarie, born in 1729. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.

Who counts as from Martel?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Martel 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.