No one from Sémalens is on the famous people list yet
Nearby, Castres, 7 mi away, lists 20, led by Jean Jaurès. Albi’s 130 names make the longest list in Tarn. After Albi, the next longest list in Tarn is Mazamet’s, with 31. 78 towns across Tarn can name a famous person born there.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Sémalens (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sémalens as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Sémalens
Of the towns around it, Castres has the most on record: 20.
Questions about famous people from Sémalens
Who counts as from Sémalens?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sémalens 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)
- Jean Jaurès: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Auriol: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominique Clos: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Simon: Agence Meurisse (domaine public, voir fiche détaillée Gallica), Public domain, 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.