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Sports
Marcel Blanc
1920–2001Rugby union player (1920-2001)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Cases-de-Pène, Pyrénées-Orientales
A single famous person was born in Cases-de-Pène: Marcel Blanc
The rugby union player Marcel Blanc was born in 1920. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. One language has an article about them so far. Go 8 mi to Perpignan and the list grows to 297, with Hyacinthe Rigaud at the top.
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Best known
Marcel Blanc
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1920
Marcel Blanc
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Cases-de-Pène
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Perpignan’s, at 297 names.
Perpignan · 8 miHyacinthe Rigaud & 296 more
Rivesaltes · 4 miJoseph Joffre & 11 more
Millas · 8 miGaudérique Roget & 5 moreFRPia · 7 miFrançois Reste de Roca & 4 more
Saint-Féliu-d'Avall · 7 miErnest Camo & 3 moreACSalses-le-Château · 7 miArthur Conte & 3 morePBPézilla-la-Rivière · 6 miPaul Bergue & 2 moreJGBaixas · 2 miJean Girbeau & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Cases-de-Pène
Who is the most famous person from Cases-de-Pène?
Marcel Blanc (Rugby union player (1920-2001)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Cases-de-Pène?
1 people born in Cases-de-Pène have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Cases-de-Pène known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Cases-de-Pène?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cases-de-Pène 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)
- Hyacinthe Rigaud: Hyacinthe Rigaud, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Joffre: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gaudérique Roget: Eugène Pirou, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Camo: Agence Rol, Public domain, 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.