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Famous people · Saint-Amans-Soult, Tarn

From 1770 to 1943, Saint-Amans-Soult was the birthplace of 4 famous people

Pierre Benoît Soult, the French general, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second place goes to the French examining magistrate Pierre Michel, third to Amédée Reille. The list’s best known name, Pierre Benoît Soult, dates from 1770. Fewer than a quarter of the 78 towns in Tarn with famous people list more.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre Benoît Soult
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1770
Pierre Benoît Soult
Youngest
1943
Pierre Michel
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Saint-Amans-Soult

Counted by languages, Pierre Benoît Soult is ahead of Pierre Michel and Amédée Reille: 5, 4 and 2.

PS#1
Military

Pierre Benoît Soult

1770–1843

French general (1770-1843)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PM#2
Politics & Law

Pierre Michel

1943–1981

French examining magistrate (1943-1981)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AR#3
Politics & Law

Amédée Reille

1873–1944

French politician and private banker (1873-1944)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Saint-Amans-Soult’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1870s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Amédée ReillePierre MichelPierre Benoît Soult
Politics & LawMilitary

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

Known for

What Saint-Amans-Soult is known for

Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3.2 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Saint-Amans-Soult

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

2 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Amans-Soult

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Amans-Soult?

Pierre Benoît Soult (French general (1770-1843)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Michel and Amédée Reille.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Amans-Soult?

4 people born in Saint-Amans-Soult have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Saint-Amans-Soult known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Amans-Soult?

Pierre Benoît Soult, born in 1770. The youngest on the list was born in 1943.

Who counts as from Saint-Amans-Soult?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Amans-Soult 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.