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3 famous people call Anglès their birthplace

Marc David Lasource, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second place goes to the French general Jean Jacques de La Roque d'Olès d'Ornac, third to Jean-Louis de La Roque. The neighbour with the longest list is Mazamet, 11 mi away: 31, led by Laurent Jalabert. From Jean Jacques de La Roque d'Olès d'Ornac to Marc David Lasource, the births on the list run from 1729 to 1763.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Marc David Lasource
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1729
Jean Jacques de La Roque d'Olès d'Ornac
Youngest
1763
Marc David Lasource
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known

Born in Anglès

Ranked by languages covered: Marc David Lasource with 4, then Jean Jacques de La Roque d'Olès d'Ornac with 2 and Jean-Louis de La Roque with 1.

ML#1
Politics & Law

Marc David Lasource

1763–1793

French politician

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JD#2
Military

Jean Jacques de La Roque d'Olès d'Ornac

1729–1806

French general (1729–1806)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JR#3
Military

Jean-Louis de La Roque

1754–1794

French general (1754–1794)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Anglès is known for

Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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

Mazamet leads the towns around it, with 31 names.

Questions about famous people from Anglès

Who is the most famous person from Anglès?

Marc David Lasource (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Jacques de La Roque d'Olès d'Ornac and Jean-Louis de La Roque.

How many famous people were born in Anglès?

3 people born in Anglès have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Anglès known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Anglès?

Jean Jacques de La Roque d'Olès d'Ornac, born in 1729. The youngest on the list was born in 1763.

Who counts as from Anglès?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Anglès 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 (1)

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.