PV#1
Science & Medicine
Paul de Viviès
1908–19711908-1971 French meteorologist and explorer
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Tauriac, Tarn
Tauriac has one famous person on record
Paul de Viviès was born in 1908. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Their name appears in an article in one language. Of its neighbours, Rabastens, 7 mi away, lists the most: 9, Ernest Malric first.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Paul de Viviès
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1908
Paul de Viviès
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Tauriac
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Tauriac
Who is the most famous person from Tauriac?
Paul de Viviès (1908-1971 French meteorologist and explorer) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Tauriac?
1 people born in Tauriac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Tauriac known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Tauriac?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Tauriac 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 (3)
- Ernest Malric: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Lafage: The original uploader was Ifernyen at French Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Bousquet: Jean Baptiste Adolphe Lafosse, 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.