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Famous people · Cuers, Var

Cuers’ famous people span 174 years: 3 births from 1769 to 1943

With articles in 2 languages, Gustave Meyrier is the most widely known. Jacques Aurran-Pierrefeu and Serge Martina follow. Nearby, Solliès-Pont, 3 mi away, lists 5, led by Antoine Groignard. The list comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 1 in the typical town in Var.

#1 best knownGustave MeyrierPolitics & Law · 1852–1930
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gustave Meyrier
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1769
Jacques Aurran-Pierrefeu
Youngest
1943
Serge Martina
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Cuers

Two of the three are leaders.

Gustave Meyrier#1
Politics & Law

Gustave Meyrier

1852–1930

Born 1852; died 1930

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JA#2
Politics & Law

Jacques Aurran-Pierrefeu

1769–1835

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
SM#3
Film, TV & Stage

Serge Martina

born 1943

French actor

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

What Cuers is known for

2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

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

Nearby, Solliès-Pont has the most on record, with 5.

Questions about famous people from Cuers

Who is the most famous person from Cuers?

Gustave Meyrier (Born 1852; died 1930) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jacques Aurran-Pierrefeu and Serge Martina.

How many famous people were born in Cuers?

3 people born in Cuers have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Cuers known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cuers?

Jacques Aurran-Pierrefeu, born in 1769. The youngest on the list was born in 1943.

Who counts as from Cuers?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cuers 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.