20 famous people from Prades, many of them leaders
Most widely known is François Bellugou, the French footballer, with articles in 8 languages. Close behind are Julian Junca and Pierre Nicolas Camille Jacquelin Du Val. 7 of them were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire, more than in any other period. Only 2 towns in Pyrénées-Orientales list more.
What stands out about Prades’ famous people
What Prades is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Born in Prades
Athletes take two of the three places.
Pierre Nicolas Camille Jacquelin Du Val
1828–1862French entomologist (1828-1862)
When Prades’ famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone else born in Prades
Here are 17 more, born from 1744 to 1986.





No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Ille-sur-Têt has the most on record, with 11.
Questions about famous people from Prades
Who is the most famous person from Prades?
François Bellugou (French footballer) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Julian Junca and Pierre Nicolas Camille Jacquelin Du Val.
How many famous people were born in Prades?
20 people born in Prades have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 36 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 Prades known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 10 of the 20. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Prades?
Hyacinthe Xavier Tixedor, born in 1744. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.
Who counts as from Prades?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Prades 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 (6)
- Alice Barnole: Salvie Scopie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Rous: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manuel Fourcade: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonaventure Petit: A. Vigo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Monsan: ToulouseWhiteBiotechnology, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph-Sébastien Pons: Capsot, 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.
