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Famous people · Lezoux, Puy-de-Dôme

Gabriel-Taurin Dufresse tops a list of 4 famous people born in Lezoux

Most widely known is Gabriel-Taurin Dufresse, the French bishop and saint, with articles in 12 languages. Second place goes to the French poet Gabriel Marc, third to Jacques Santamaria. Only 10 of the 127 towns in Puy-de-Dôme with anyone on record list more. The biggest group are writers and artists: 2.

#1 best knownGabriel-Taurin DufresseFaith · 1750–1815
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gabriel-Taurin Dufresse
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1750
Gabriel-Taurin Dufresse
Youngest
1947
Jacques Santamaria
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Lezoux

Three names lead: Gabriel-Taurin Dufresse (12 languages), Gabriel Marc (3) and Jacques Santamaria (1).

Gabriel-Taurin Dufresse#1
Faith

Gabriel-Taurin Dufresse

1750–1815

French bishop and saint (1750-1815)

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GM#2
Writing & Arts

Gabriel Marc

1840–1901

French poet (1840-1901)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JS#3
Writing & Arts

Jacques Santamaria

born 1947

French writer and director

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Lezoux’s famous people were born

The 1750s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Jean-Baptiste DuchasseintJacques SantamariaGabriel MarcGabriel-Taurin Dufresse
Writing & ArtsFaithPolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Lezoux is known for

2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Lezoux

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Thiers lists the most people: 31.

Questions about famous people from Lezoux

Who is the most famous person from Lezoux?

Gabriel-Taurin Dufresse (French bishop and saint (1750-1815)) is the best known by our measure: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gabriel Marc and Jacques Santamaria.

How many famous people were born in Lezoux?

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

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lezoux?

Gabriel-Taurin Dufresse, born in 1750. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.

Who counts as from Lezoux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lezoux 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 (6)

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.