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Famous people · Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales

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.

#2 best knownClaire MaurierFilm, TV & Stage · 1929–2026
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Born here
28
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Martin Fourcade
46 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1775
Joseph Anglada
Youngest
1995
Sadek Deghmache
Most common field
Sports
8 people

What stands out about Céret’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

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.

The best known

Born in Céret

By how many languages cover them, Martin Fourcade comes first (46), then Claire Maurier (19) and Guilhem Guirado (10).

MF#1
Sports

Martin Fourcade

born 1988

French biathlete

46 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Claire Maurier#2
Film, TV & Stage

Claire Maurier

1929–2026

French actress

19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Guilhem Guirado#3
Sports

Guilhem Guirado

born 1986

French rugby union player

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Céret’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 4.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday18001850190019502000Edson SeidouClaire MaurierFrançois Jaubert de Passa
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawFaithFilm, TV & StageMusic

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Céret

25 more, 8 of them writers and artists.

ES

Edson Seidou

born 1991

Ivorian and French association football player

François Jaubert de Passa

François Jaubert de Passa

1785–1856

French engineer

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
LC

Louis Companyo

1781–1871

French physician, naturalist and botanist (1781-1871)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
HG

Henri Guiter

1909–1994

French philologist and romanist (1909–1994)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Joseph Anglada

Joseph Anglada

1775–1833

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

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
TS

Théotime Langlois de Swarte

born 1995

French violinist and Conductor

LP

Lucette Pla-Justafré

1913–2000

French educationist and politician (1913-2000)

Next door

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)

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.