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Famous people · Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux, Tarn

Paul Aussaresses tops a list of 2 famous people born in Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux

Most widely known is Paul Aussaresses, the French general and paratrooper, with articles in 14 languages. The list has one more: the French painter Jac Martin-Ferrières. Of its neighbours, Lavaur, 9 mi away, lists the most: 23, Benjamin Thomas first. Jac Martin-Ferrières (1893) and Paul Aussaresses (1918) mark the two ends of the list.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Paul Aussaresses
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1893
Jac Martin-Ferrières
Youngest
1918
Paul Aussaresses
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux

PA#1
Military

Paul Aussaresses

1918–2013

French general and paratrooper (1918–2013)

14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JM#2
Writing & Arts

Jac Martin-Ferrières

1893–1972

French painter (1893–1972)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux is known for

The largest field is Military, with 1 people.

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

Lavaur has the longest list next door: 23.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux?

Paul Aussaresses (French general and paratrooper (1918–2013)) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jac Martin-Ferrières.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux?

2 people born in Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux?

Jac Martin-Ferrières, born in 1893. The youngest on the list was born in 1918.

Who counts as from Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux 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.