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Famous people · Le Soler, Pyrénées-Orientales

Le Soler is the birthplace of 2 famous people

The best known is the French poet in Catalan language Joseph Bonafont, with articles in 5 languages. The other is Guy Bruzy, the rugby league footballer. Perpignan, 5 mi off, can claim 297 famous people, the best known Hyacinthe Rigaud. Born in 1854, Joseph Bonafont is the first name on record, and Guy Bruzy, born in 1941, the most recent.

#1 best knownJoseph BonafontWriting & Arts · 1854–1935
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph Bonafont
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1854
Joseph Bonafont
Youngest
1941
Guy Bruzy
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Le Soler

Joseph Bonafont#1
Writing & Arts

Joseph Bonafont

1854–1935

French poet in Catalan language (1854-1913)

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

What Le Soler is known for

Writing & Arts leads the fields, 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

Close by, Perpignan counts 297 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Le Soler

Who is the most famous person from Le Soler?

Joseph Bonafont (French poet in Catalan language (1854-1913)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Guy Bruzy.

How many famous people were born in Le Soler?

2 people born in Le Soler have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Le Soler known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Le Soler?

Joseph Bonafont, born in 1854. The youngest on the list was born in 1941.

Who counts as from Le Soler?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Soler 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 (5)

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.