JM#1
Politics & Law
Jean Mézard
1904–1997French politician (1904-1997)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Vayrac, Lot
Vayrac is the birthplace of 2 famous people
The best known is the French politician Jean Mézard, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French architect Paul Cocula. Go 12 mi to Souillac and the list grows to 8, with Roger Couderc at the top. Jean Mézard, born in 1904, is the youngest, and Paul Cocula, born in 1874, the first on record.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Mézard
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1874
Paul Cocula
Youngest
1904
Jean Mézard
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Vayrac
PC#2
Writing & Arts
Paul Cocula
1874–1944French architect (1874-1944)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Vayrac is known for
1 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
Around it, Souillac has the most people on record, 8 of them.
Questions about famous people from Vayrac
Who is the most famous person from Vayrac?
Jean Mézard (French politician (1904-1997)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Paul Cocula.
How many famous people were born in Vayrac?
2 people born in Vayrac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Vayrac known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vayrac?
Paul Cocula, born in 1874. The youngest on the list was born in 1904.
Who counts as from Vayrac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vayrac 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.