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Famous people · Rabastens, Tarn

Of the 9 famous people born in Rabastens, an unusual share are leaders

Articles in 3 languages make the French politician Ernest Malric the best known. Daniel Revallier is second and Gustave de Clausade third. More than half were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 5 in all. From Auguste de Puységur to Émile Wandelmer, the births on the list run from 1808 to 1949.

#1 best knownErnest MalricPolitics & Law · 1883–1966
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Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ernest Malric
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1808
Auguste de Puységur
Youngest
1949
Émile Wandelmer
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Rabastens’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Rabastens is known for

Rabastens has 1.9× the usual share of leaders.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Rabastens

Ernest Malric has articles in 3 languages, Daniel Revallier in 2 and Gustave de Clausade in 2.

Ernest Malric#1
Politics & Law

Ernest Malric

1883–1966

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
DR#2
Sports

Daniel Revallier

born 1948

French rugby union player

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Gustave de Clausade#3
Politics & Law

Gustave de Clausade

1815–1888

French politician (1815-1888)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Rabastens’ famous people were born

The 1940s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950Daniel RevallierPaul ProuhoLuce BoyalsAuguste de Puységur
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsMusic

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Rabastens

6 more, 3 of them writers and artists.

Luce Boyals

Luce Boyals

1892–1946

Born at the end of the 19th century, in Rabastens (Tarn). French, Painter. (1892–1946)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Gaillac counts 27 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Rabastens

Who is the most famous person from Rabastens?

Ernest Malric (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Daniel Revallier and Gustave de Clausade.

How many famous people were born in Rabastens?

9 people born in Rabastens have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 19 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 Rabastens known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 9. That is 44% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rabastens?

Auguste de Puységur, born in 1808. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.

Who counts as from Rabastens?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rabastens 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 (8)

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.