Of the 28 famous people born in Céret, an unusual share are scientists and doctors
Martin Fourcade, the French biathlete, is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. From Joseph Anglada to Sadek Deghmache, the births on the list run from 1775 to 1995. Only one town in Pyrénées-Orientales lists more. Births since 1970 account for 8 of the names.
What stands out about Céret’s famous people
What Céret is known for
Compared with the usual town, scientists and doctors are the most over-represented field, at 2.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Born in Céret
By how many languages cover them, Martin Fourcade comes first (46), then Claire Maurier (19) and Guilhem Guirado (10).
#2Claire Maurier
1929–2026French actress
#3Guilhem Guirado
born 1986French rugby union player
When Céret’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 4.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone else born in Céret
25 more, 8 of them writers and artists.


Louis Companyo
1781–1871French physician, naturalist and botanist (1781-1871)





Henri Guiter
1909–1994French philologist and romanist (1909–1994)

Joseph Anglada
1775–1833Academic (1775 - 1833), member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino since 1834



Lucette Pla-Justafré
1913–2000French educationist and politician (1913-2000)

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Famous people from the towns next door
Thuir has the longest list next door: 9.
Questions about famous people from Céret
Who is the most famous person from Céret?
Martin Fourcade (French biathlete) is the best known by our measure: 46 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Claire Maurier and Guilhem Guirado.
How many famous people were born in Céret?
28 people born in Céret have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 35 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 Céret known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 8 of the 28. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Céret?
Joseph Anglada, born in 1775. The youngest on the list was born in 1995.
Who counts as from Céret?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Céret 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 (17)
- Claire Maurier: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guilhem Guirado: Helene Brasseur, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Jaubert de Passa: Danton Maurin (graveur) (XIXe siècle), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugo Drechou: PantaRhei, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Pépratx: Capsot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Esteve Caseponce: BUperpignan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Amade: Capsot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Camo: Aristide Maillol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Soubiranne: Julien-Antoine Desforges\Œuvre d’Orient, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Anglada: Bee-Api, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Parayre: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guillaume Namy: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Alavaill: Giros fils (Agen), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Guitard: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Pierre Romeu: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Pierre Serre: Jean-Pierre_Serre.jpg : Renate Schmid derivative work: César, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Restany: Erling Mandelmann, 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.


