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Writing & Arts
Guy Viala
1920–2018French poet (1920–2018)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Indication : Arzell édit · Public domainFamous people · Soual, Tarn
Guy Viala, born in 1920, is Soual’s famous person on record
Guy Viala, the French poet, was born in 1920. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. An article about them exists in one language. Just 7 mi away, Castres’ list holds 20 names, Jean Jaurès the best known.
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Best known
Guy Viala
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1920
Guy Viala
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Soual
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Castres has the most people on record, 20 of them.
Questions about famous people from Soual
Who is the most famous person from Soual?
Guy Viala (French poet (1920–2018)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Soual?
1 people born in Soual have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Soual known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Soual?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Soual 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.