JC#1
Science & Medicine
Jean François Campmas
1746–1817French physician and politician (1746-1817)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Monestiés, Tarn
Monestiés is the birthplace of 2 famous people
The best known is the French physician and politician Jean François Campmas, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French politician and lawyer Pierre de Cardonnel. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec tops the 130 names on record in Albi, 10 mi away. Over 24 years of births, the list goes from Jean François Campmas (1746) to Pierre de Cardonnel (1770).
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean François Campmas
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1746
Jean François Campmas
Youngest
1770
Pierre de Cardonnel
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Monestiés
PC#2
Politics & Law
Pierre de Cardonnel
1770–1829French politician and lawyer (1770-1829)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Monestiés is known for
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 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
Albi leads the towns around it, with 130 names.
Questions about famous people from Monestiés
Who is the most famous person from Monestiés?
Jean François Campmas (French physician and politician (1746-1817)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre de Cardonnel.
How many famous people were born in Monestiés?
2 people born in Monestiés have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Monestiés known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Monestiés?
Jean François Campmas, born in 1746. The youngest on the list was born in 1770.
Who counts as from Monestiés?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Monestiés 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 (3)
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Paul Sescau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alain Bertrand: Sanguinez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Jean Louis Campmas: Bruno Galiber d'Auque, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.