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Famous people · Cotignac, Var

2 famous people were born in Cotignac from 1749 to 1950

An article in one language makes the French writer Alain Gérard the best known so far. The other is Antoine Giraud, the French officer. Within 9 mi, Brignoles lists the most: 34, with Jean-Baptiste Maunier first. Alain Gérard was born in 1950.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alain Gérard
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1749
Antoine Giraud
Youngest
1950
Alain Gérard
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Cotignac

AG#1
Writing & Arts

Alain Gérard

1950–2016

French writer (1950-2016)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
AG#2
Military

Antoine Giraud

1749–1811

French officer (1749–1811)

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

What Cotignac is known for

Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

8 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Cotignac

Who is the most famous person from Cotignac?

Alain Gérard (French writer (1950-2016)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine Giraud.

How many famous people were born in Cotignac?

2 people born in Cotignac have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Cotignac known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cotignac?

Antoine Giraud, born in 1749. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.

Who counts as from Cotignac?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cotignac 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)

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.