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Famous people · Souillac, Lot

8 famous people from Souillac, many of them leaders

The best known is the French journalist Roger Couderc, with articles in 8 languages. Marguerite Grépon, the French journalist, comes second, with Raymond de Verninac Saint-Maur third. The largest group, 3, was born between the Revolution and the Second Empire. As early as 1761, Raymond de Verninac-Saint-Maur was born here, one of 2 born before the Revolution.

#1 best knownRoger CoudercWriting & Arts · 1918–1984
+6more
Born here
8
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Roger Couderc
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1761
Raymond de Verninac-Saint-Maur
Youngest
1929
Jacques Merquey
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Souillac’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Souillac is known for

Souillac has 2.1× the usual share of leaders.

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

The best known

Born in Souillac

Ranked by languages covered: Roger Couderc with 8, then Marguerite Grépon with 3 and Raymond de Verninac Saint-Maur with 3.

Roger Couderc#1
Writing & Arts

Roger Couderc

1918–1984

French journalist (1918–1984)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
MG#2
Writing & Arts

Marguerite Grépon

1891–1982

French journalist

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

Raymond de Verninac Saint-Maur

1794–1873

French adrmiral

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Souillac’s famous people were born

The 1790s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Raymond de Verninac Saint-MaurJacques MerqueyMarguerite Grépon
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSports

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Souillac

5 more names, born between 1761 and 1929.

RV

Raymond de Verninac-Saint-Maur

1761–1822

French writer and diplomat

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Jacques Merquey

Jacques Merquey

born 1929

French rugby league and rugby union footballer

FD

François Bertrand Dufour

1765–1832

French politician and officer (1765-1832)

Questions about famous people from Souillac

Who is the most famous person from Souillac?

Roger Couderc (French journalist (1918–1984)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marguerite Grépon and Raymond de Verninac Saint-Maur.

How many famous people were born in Souillac?

8 people born in Souillac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 13 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 Souillac known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 8. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Souillac?

Raymond de Verninac-Saint-Maur, born in 1761. The youngest on the list was born in 1929.

Who counts as from Souillac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Souillac 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)

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.