No famous person from Cuq yet, but Castres next door has 20
The longest list in Tarn is Albi’s, with 130 names. After Albi, the next longest list in Tarn is Mazamet’s, with 31. 78 towns across Tarn can name a famous person born there. The best known born in Castres is Jean Jaurès.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Cuq (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cuq yet.
Famous people born near Cuq
The longest list nearby is Castres’, with 20.
Questions about famous people from Cuq
Who counts as from Cuq?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cuq 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)
- Jean Jaurès: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clément Roques: Agence de presse Meurisse. Agence photographique, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marie Charles Abrial: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Simon: Agence Meurisse (domaine public, voir fiche détaillée Gallica), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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