EP#1
Writing & Arts
Eugène Pujarniscle
1881–1951French writer
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Fadli Mehmed · CC BY 3.0Famous people · Solliès-Toucas, Var
2 famous people were born in Solliès-Toucas
At the top of the list is the French writer Eugène Pujarniscle, covered in one language. The other is Jean-François Escudier, the French politician. Eugène Pujarniscle, born in 1881, is the youngest, and Jean-François Escudier, born in 1759, the first on record. For more famous names, Toulon is 7 mi away: its list has 434, led by Jacques Le Goff.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Eugène Pujarniscle
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1759
Jean-François Escudier
Youngest
1881
Eugène Pujarniscle
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Solliès-Toucas
JE#2
Politics & Law
Jean-François Escudier
1759–1819French politician (1759-1819)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Solliès-Toucas is known for
1 of them work in Writing & Arts, 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
The most names next door are in Toulon: 434.
Questions about famous people from Solliès-Toucas
Who is the most famous person from Solliès-Toucas?
Eugène Pujarniscle (French writer) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-François Escudier.
How many famous people were born in Solliès-Toucas?
2 people born in Solliès-Toucas have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Solliès-Toucas 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 Solliès-Toucas?
Jean-François Escudier, born in 1759. The youngest on the list was born in 1881.
Who counts as from Solliès-Toucas?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Solliès-Toucas 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)
- Antoine Groignard: Photograph by Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustave Meyrier: Dalcassien, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Arnal: Pantalaskas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Serge Quadruppani: Maurizia Bal Diph, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.