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Famous people · Rigarda, Pyrénées-Orientales

Rigarda is the birthplace of 2 famous people

At the top of the list is the French cook and writer Éliane Thibaut-Comelade, covered in 5 languages. The only other name is the French politician Guy Malé. The nearest list is in Prades, 5 mi away: 20 names, starting with François Bellugou. Over 2 years of births, the list goes from Éliane Thibaut-Comelade (1928) to Guy Malé (1930).

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Éliane Thibaut-Comelade
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1928
Éliane Thibaut-Comelade
Youngest
1930
Guy Malé
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known

Born in Rigarda

ÉT#1
Business

Éliane Thibaut-Comelade

1928–2021

French cook and writer

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GM#2
Politics & Law

Guy Malé

1930–1987

French politician (1930-1987)

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

What Rigarda is known for

The largest field is Business, 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

Prades has the longest list next door: 20.

Questions about famous people from Rigarda

Who is the most famous person from Rigarda?

Éliane Thibaut-Comelade (French cook and writer) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Guy Malé.

How many famous people were born in Rigarda?

2 people born in Rigarda have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Rigarda known for?

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

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rigarda?

Éliane Thibaut-Comelade, born in 1928. The youngest on the list was born in 1930.

Who counts as from Rigarda?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rigarda 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 (4)

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.