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Famous people · Puylaurens, Tarn

The 4 famous people born in Puylaurens, led by Georges Frêche

Most widely known is Georges Frêche, the French politician and legal historian, with articles in 22 languages. Second and third on the list are Anne Laperrouze and François Solomiac. Over 209 years of births, the list goes from François Solomiac (1747) to Anne Laperrouze (1956). The list comes to 12.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.7 in the typical town in Tarn.

#2 best knownAnne LaperrouzePolitics & Law · born 1956
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Georges Frêche
22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1747
François Solomiac
Youngest
1956
Anne Laperrouze
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known

Born in Puylaurens

The three best known are all leaders.

GF#1
Politics & Law

Georges Frêche

1938–2010

French politician and legal historian (1938-2010)

22 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Anne Laperrouze#2
Politics & Law

Anne Laperrouze

born 1956

French politician

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
FS#3
Politics & Law

François Solomiac

1747–1829

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Puylaurens’ famous people were born

Births peak in the 1930s, with 1 people born in that decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Philippe de Ranchin-LacanAnne Laperrouze
Politics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Puylaurens

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Castres’, at 20 names.

Questions about famous people from Puylaurens

Who is the most famous person from Puylaurens?

Georges Frêche (French politician and legal historian (1938-2010)) is the best known by our measure: 22 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Anne Laperrouze and François Solomiac.

How many famous people were born in Puylaurens?

4 people born in Puylaurens have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 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 Puylaurens known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 4. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Puylaurens?

François Solomiac, born in 1747. The youngest on the list was born in 1956.

Who counts as from Puylaurens?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Puylaurens 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)

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.