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Famous people · Ponteilla, Pyrénées-Orientales

Ponteilla’s famous people span 148 years: 2 births from 1802 to 1950

Most widely known is Joseph de Lacroix, the French politician, with articles in 2 languages. The other is Pere Figueres, the French composer. Perpignan, 6 mi off, can claim 297 famous people, the best known Hyacinthe Rigaud. The list’s best known name, Joseph de Lacroix, dates from 1802.

#2 best knownPere FigueresMusic · born 1950
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph de Lacroix
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1802
Joseph de Lacroix
Youngest
1950
Pere Figueres
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Ponteilla

JL#1
Politics & Law

Joseph de Lacroix

1802–1863

French politician

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

What Ponteilla is known for

1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

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 longest list nearby is Perpignan’s, with 297.

Questions about famous people from Ponteilla

Who is the most famous person from Ponteilla?

Joseph de Lacroix (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pere Figueres.

How many famous people were born in Ponteilla?

2 people born in Ponteilla 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 Ponteilla known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ponteilla?

Joseph de Lacroix, born in 1802. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.

Who counts as from Ponteilla?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ponteilla 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 (8)

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.