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Famous people · Soturac, Lot

Soturac, birthplace of the French sculptor Émile Ratier

In 1894, the French sculptor Émile Ratier was born. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. One language has an article about them so far. Fumel, 3 mi away, has 17 on its list, the best known Jean Nouvel.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émile Ratier
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1894
Émile Ratier
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Soturac

ÉR#1
Writing & Arts

Émile Ratier

1894–1984

French sculptor

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Fumel’s, at 17 names.

Questions about famous people from Soturac

Who is the most famous person from Soturac?

Émile Ratier (French sculptor) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Soturac?

1 people born in Soturac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Soturac known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who counts as from Soturac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Soturac 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).

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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.