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Laurent Jalabert
born 1968French cyclist (born 1968)
31 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Mazamet, Tarn
Athletes stand out among the 31 famous people born in Mazamet
Most widely known is Laurent Jalabert, the French cyclist, with articles in 31 languages. Only one town in Tarn lists more. More than half were born between 1914 and 1969, 16 in all. Births since 1970 account for 7 of the names.
Born here
31
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Laurent Jalabert
31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1750
Jean-Baptiste Meyer
Youngest
1997
Jérémy Fernandez
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Mazamet’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Mazamet is known for
Mazamet has 1.7× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Mazamet’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Mazamet
By how many languages cover them, Laurent Jalabert comes first (31), then Nicolas Jalabert (15) and Thomas Ramos (12).
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Thomas Ramos
born 1995French rugby union player
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Mazamet
Still to come: 28 more, from 1750 to 1997.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Castres lists the most people: 20.
Questions about famous people from Mazamet
Who is the most famous person from Mazamet?
Laurent Jalabert (French cyclist (born 1968)) is the best known by our measure: 31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Nicolas Jalabert and Thomas Ramos.
How many famous people were born in Mazamet?
31 people born in Mazamet have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 45 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 Mazamet known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 10 of the 31. That is 32% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mazamet?
Jean-Baptiste Meyer, born in 1750. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.
Who counts as from Mazamet?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mazamet 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 (14)
- Laurent Jalabert: McSmit 12:30, 24 July 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Jalabert: Kakoula10, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Ramos: Patrick S., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karelle Ménine: Occitanie Livre & Lecture, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Pistre: André Cros, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre-Marie Puech: APB11, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- André Cros: André Cros, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Louis Barcelona: Jean louis barcelona, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Daure: Archives départementales du Calvados, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brice Torrecillas: AugusteMarie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Françoise Dax-Boyer: CRobert73, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Claude Raynaud: Annick Raynaud, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Jaurès: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Simon: Agence Meurisse (domaine public, voir fiche détaillée Gallica), 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.