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Famous people · Les Cabannes, Tarn

Les Cabannes is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Best known of all is Henri Pottevin, written about in 2 languages. The only other name is the French politician Ludovic Dupuy-Dutemps. For more famous names, Gaillac is 11 mi away: its list has 27, led by Olivier Monterrubio. From Ludovic Dupuy-Dutemps in 1847 to Henri Pottevin in 1865, the births cover 18 years.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Pottevin
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1847
Ludovic Dupuy-Dutemps
Youngest
1865
Henri Pottevin
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Les Cabannes

HP#1
Politics & Law

Henri Pottevin

1865–1928

French politician, physician and biologist (1865–1928)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LD#2
Politics & Law

Ludovic Dupuy-Dutemps

1847–1928

French politician (1847-1928)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Gaillac has the most on record: 27.

Questions about famous people from Les Cabannes

Who is the most famous person from Les Cabannes?

Henri Pottevin (French politician, physician and biologist (1865–1928)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Ludovic Dupuy-Dutemps.

How many famous people were born in Les Cabannes?

2 people born in Les Cabannes 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 Les Cabannes known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Les Cabannes?

Ludovic Dupuy-Dutemps, born in 1847. The youngest on the list was born in 1865.

Who counts as from Les Cabannes?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Les Cabannes 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 (2)

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.