GG#1
Sports
Georges Gay
1926–1997French bicycle racer (1926-1997)
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Saint-Cirgues, Lot
3 famous people were born in Saint-Cirgues from 1752 to 1926
Most widely known is Georges Gay, the French bicycle racer, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the French politician Antoine Brugoux, third to Joseph Pauliac. The list’s best known name, Georges Gay, dates from 1926. Just 10 mi away, Figeac’s list holds 33 names, Jean-François Champollion the best known.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Georges Gay
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1752
Antoine Brugoux
Youngest
1926
Georges Gay
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Saint-Cirgues
Two of the three are leaders.
AB#2
Politics & Law
Antoine Brugoux
born 1752French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
JP#3
Politics & Law
Joseph Pauliac
1843–1909French politician (1843-1909)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Saint-Cirgues is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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
2 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Saint-Cirgues
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Cirgues?
Georges Gay (French bicycle racer (1926-1997)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine Brugoux and Joseph Pauliac.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Cirgues?
3 people born in Saint-Cirgues have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Saint-Cirgues known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Cirgues?
Antoine Brugoux, born in 1752. The youngest on the list was born in 1926.
Who counts as from Saint-Cirgues?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Cirgues 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-François Champollion: Léon Cogniet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilles Poux: Fabien Narritsens, 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.