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Famous people · Baixas, Pyrénées-Orientales

2 famous people were born in Baixas

The best known is the French Catholic priest Jean Girbeau, with articles in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French rugby union player Serge Torreilles. Within 6 mi, Perpignan lists the most: 297, with Hyacinthe Rigaud first. The earliest on the list is Jean Girbeau, born in 1870, and the youngest Serge Torreilles, born in 1931.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Girbeau
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1870
Jean Girbeau
Youngest
1931
Serge Torreilles
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Baixas

JG#1
Faith

Jean Girbeau

1870–1963

French Catholic priest (1870–1963)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
ST#2
Sports

Serge Torreilles

1931–2001

French rugby union player (1931–2001)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Baixas is known for

The largest field is Faith, with 1 people.

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

The neighbour with the most names is Perpignan, at 297.

Questions about famous people from Baixas

Who is the most famous person from Baixas?

Jean Girbeau (French Catholic priest (1870–1963)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Serge Torreilles.

How many famous people were born in Baixas?

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

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Baixas?

Jean Girbeau, born in 1870. The youngest on the list was born in 1931.

Who counts as from Baixas?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Baixas 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 (4)

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.