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PAU

Most Famous People Born in Pau, France

Notable people
325
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1938
Most distinctive
Driver 6.9×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Pau during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 39 notable births.

What Pau Is Known For

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Politician is Pau's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (41).

Pau over-indexes on driver6.9× the global rate.

Pau under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician41
  2. Player40
  3. Writer20
  4. Football18
  5. Sport12
  6. Painter11
  7. Militar10
  8. Lawyer10
  1. Driver76.9×
  2. Player406.3×
  3. Officer62.8×
  4. Militar102.5×
  5. Sport122.2×
  6. Writer201.9×
  7. Lawyer101.8×
  8. Journalist91.8×
  1. Actor80.5×
  2. Football180.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Pau's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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325 notable people

0001 KING

Henry IV of France

1553 - 1610

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0002 KING

Charles XIV John of Sweden

1763 - 1844

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0003 SINGER

Bertrand Cantat

Born 1964

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0004 FASHION DESIGNER

André Courrèges

1923 - 2016

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0005 ACTOR

Nathalie Cardone

Born 1967

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0006 KAYAK

Tony Estanguet

Born 1978

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0007 ACTOR

Nicolas Cazalé

Born 1977

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0008 OFFICER

Charles-Denis Bourbaki

1816 - 1897

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0009 BASKET

Edwin Jackson (basketball)

Born 1989

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0010 SINGER

Vianney (singer)

Born 1991

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0011 PLAYER

Jérémy Chardy

Born 1987

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0012 POET

Paul-Jean Toulet

1867 - 1920

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0013 ACTOR

Yvonne Monlaur

1939 - 2017

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0014 FOOTBALL

Édouard Cissé

Born 1978

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0015 FOOTBALL

Vincent Laban

Born 1984

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0016 POLITICIAN

Alain Lamassoure

Born 1944

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0017 POLITICIAN

Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg

Born 1943

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0018 SPORT

Mathieu Ladagnous

Born 1984

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0019 COMPOSER

Philippe Rombi

Born 1968

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0020 POLITICIAN

Yvon Bourges

1921 - 2009

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0021 BUSINESS

Francis Mer

Born 1939

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0022 ACTOR

Donald O'Brien (actor)

1930 - 2003

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0023 PLAYER

Damien Traille

Born 1979

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0024 HANDBALL

Alexandra Lacrabère

Born 1987

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0025 POLITICIAN

André Labarrère

1928 - 2006

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0026 PLAYER

Marguerite Broquedis

1893 - 1983

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0027 WRITER

Pierre Henri Cami

1884 - 1958

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0028 SPORT

Stéphane Augé

Born 1974

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0029 WRITER

Alejo Peyret

1826 - 1902

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0030 PHYSICIST

Ignace-Gaston Pardies

1636 - 1673

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0031 FOOTBALL

Julien Cardy

Born 1981

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0032 MILITAR

Jean de Gassion

1609 - 1647

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0033 FOOTBALL

Sébastien Chabbert

Born 1978

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0034 ACTOR

Arthur Rosson

1886 - 1960

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0035 SPORT

Cédric Gracia

Born 1978

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0036 SINGER

Robert Massard

Born 1925

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0037 PLAYER

Caroline Ladagnous

Born 1988

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0038 POLITICIAN

Georges Loustaunau-Lacau

1894 - 1955

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0039 POLITICIAN

Boris Vallaud

Born 1975

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0040 FOOTBALL

Mathieu Deplagne

Born 1991

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0041 REGENT

Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma

Born 1940

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0042 CANOE

Patrice Estanguet

Born 1973

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0043 PRIEST

Pierre de Foix, le jeune

1449 - 1490

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0044 FILM

Sébastien Betbeder

Born 1975

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0045 PLAYER

Philippe Bernat-Salles

Born 1970

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0046 SPORT

Arnaud Geyre

1935 - 2018

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0047 CHEF

Yves Camdeborde

Born 1964

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0048 ACTOR

Bruno de Stabenrath

Born 1960

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0049 SPORT

Hervé Duclos-Lassalle

Born 1979

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0050 SPORT

Victor Fontan

1892 - 1982

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0051 PLAYER

Robert Haillet

1931 - 2011

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0052 FOOTBALL

Jean Batmale

1895 - 1973

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0053 POLITICIAN

Éric Piolle

Born 1973

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0054 PLAYER

Nicolas Brusque

Born 1976

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0055 ARABIST

Mikel de Epalza

1938 - 2008

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0056 PLAYER

Cyril Baille

Born 1993

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0057 ACTOR

Fabienne Carat

Born 1979

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0058 HISTORIAN

Thomas Gomart

Born 1973

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0059 NOBLE

Gastón de Peralta, 3rd Marquis of Falces

1510 - 1587

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0060 SINGER

André Minvielle

Born 1957

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0061 PIANIST

Michel Sogny

Born 1947

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0062 RADIO

Frédéric Lopez

Born 1967

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0063 WRITER

Manuel Bueno Bengoechea

1874 - 1936

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0064 SPORT

Thomas Lebas

Born 1985

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0065 DIPLOMAT

Jacques Seydoux

1870 - 1929

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0066 FOOTBALL

Florian Valot

Born 1993

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0067 POLITICIAN

Louis Lafferre

1861 - 1929

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0068 CLERIC

Arnaud de Salette

1540 - 1579

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0069 JOURNALIST

Jean-Paul Picaper

Born 1938

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0070 HISTORIAN

Guy Penaud

Born 1943

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0071 FOOTBALL

Michel Bensoussan

Born 1954

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0072 CONDUCTOR

Louis Auriacombe

1917 - 1982

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0073 JOURNALIST

Isabelle Ithurburu

Born 1983

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0074 SCULPTOR

Charles Valton

1851 - 1918

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0075 POLITICIAN

Pierre-Clément de Laussat

1756 - 1835

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0076 WRITER

Pierre Minvielle

1934 - 2017

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0077 POLITICIAN

Stéphane Peu

Born 1962

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0078 OFFICER

Guillaume Latrille de Lorencez

1772 - 1855

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0079 HISTORIAN

Georges Laplace

1918 - 2004

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0080 ORIENTALIST

Franz Toussaint

1879 - 1955

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0081 SOLDIER

Isaac de Porthau

1617 - 1712

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0082 PLAYER

Jean-Baptiste Peyras-Loustalet

Born 1984

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0083 RUGBY

Jérôme Garcès

Born 1973

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0084 POET

Bertrand d'Astorg

1913 - 1988

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0085 SPORT

Walter Lapeyre

Born 1976

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0086 PIANIST

Maurice de Mirecki

1845 - 1900

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0087 ECONOMIST

François Fourquet

1940 - 2016

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0088 PLAYER

Jean Bouilhou

Born 1978

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0089 KILLER

Éric Borel

1978 - 1995

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0090 JOURNALIST

Didier Varrod

Born 1960

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0091 JOURNALIST

Ariane Massenet

Born 1965

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0092 NOBLE

Jeanne de Tignonville

1555 - 1596

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0093 PHYSICIST

Pierre Bergé (physicien)

1934 - 1997

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0094 SINGER

Marilis Orionaa

Born 1959

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0095 SINGER

Emma Liébel

1873 - 1928

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0096 DRIVER

René Léonard

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0097 ATHLETE

Jean-Pierre Giudicelli

Born 1943

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0098 MILITAR

Joseph-François Poeymirau

1869 - 1924

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0099 ESSAYISTE

Cécile Guilbert

Born 1963

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0100 DRUMMER

Francis Lassus

Born 1961

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0101 ARISTOCRAT

Bernal de Foix, 1st Count of Medinaceli

1331 - 1391

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0102 WRITER

Champol

1857 - 1924

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0103 LIBRETTIST

Eugène Mestépès

1820 - 1875

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0104 FILM

Jacques Planté (directeur de production)

1924 - 1989

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0105 POLITICIAN

Jean Baylot

1897 - 1976

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0106 DRIVER

Éric Cayrolle

Born 1962

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0107 PLAYER

Vincent Montmeát

Born 1977

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0108 FOOTBALL

Emmanuelle Sykora

Born 1976

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0109 ARCHITECT

Pascale Guédot

Born 1960

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0110 PLAYWRIGHT

Pierre-Chaumont Liadières

1792 - 1858

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0111 SEIGNEUR

Henri d'Aramitz

1620 - 1655

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0112 CHEF

Christian Etchebest

Born 1969

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0113 POLITICIAN

Émile Garet

1829 - 1912

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0114 LAWYER

Pierre Avril (juriste)

Born 1930

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0115 PLAYER

Fernand Forgues

1884 - 1973

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0116 LINGUIST

Vastin Lespy

1817 - 1897

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0117 SKIPPER

François Vilamitjana

1846 - 1928

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0118 ECONOMIST

Karl Langenskiöld

1857 - 1925

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0119 FOOTBALL

Cédric Pardeilhan

Born 1976

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0120 OPERA

Henri-Bernard Dabadie

1797 - 1853

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0121 POLITICIAN

Marie-Annick Duchêne

Born 1940

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0122 DRIVER

Mike Parisy

Born 1984

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0123 FLYING ACE

Charles J. V. Macé

1898 - 1919

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0124 WRITER

Éric Gonzalès

Born 1964

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0125 WRITER

Jean-Christophe Tixier

Born 1967

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0126 SCULPTOR

Ernest Gabard

1879 - 1957

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0127 JOURNALIST

Denis Lalanne

1926 - 2019

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0128 PAINTER

Lise Levitzky

Born 1926

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0129 LAWYER

Jean-Claude Magendie

Born 1945

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0130 SOCIOLOGIST

Philippe Robert (sociologue)

Born 1939

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0131 COUSIN

Armand d'Athos

1615 - 1643

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0132 ATHLETIC

André Lavie

1959 - 1990

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0133 WRITER

André Allemand

Born 1927

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0134 ATHLETIC

Laetitia Valdonado

Born 1977

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0135 PAINTER

Jean-Claude Bédard

1928 - 1982

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0136 PAINTER

René-Marie Castaing

1896 - 1943

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0137 ENTOMOLOGIST

Edouard Perris

1808 - 1878

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0138 WRITER

Marcelle Vérité

1904 - 1994

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0139 ARTIST

Jean-Dominique Fleury

Born 1946

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0140 EXPLORER

Justin Pouyanne

1835 - 1901

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0141 PAINTER

Patrick Mosconi

Born 1950

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0142 ARTISAN

Francis Miot

1948 - 2015

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0143 BIOLOGIST

Hélène Bergès

Born 1966

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0144 POLITICIAN

Louis d'Iriart d'Etchepare

1859 - 1945

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0145 SNOWBOARD

Camille de Faucompret

Born 1985

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0146 SINOLOGIST

Claude Larre

1919 - 2001

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0147 WRITER

Guillaume de Fonclare

Born 1968

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0148 BUSINESS

Émile Vignancour

1797 - 1873

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0149 PAINTER

André Bourdil

1911 - 1982

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0150 PLAYER

Thomas Sanchou

Born 1981

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0151 SCREENWRITER

Stéphane Betbeder

Born 1971

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0152 POLITICIAN

Pierre Sallenave

1920 - 1983

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0153 FILM

Jean Collet (écrivain)

1932 - 2020

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0154 FOOTBALL

Dominique Vésir

Born 1956

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0155 ORGANIST

André Dupleix

Born 1944

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0156 POLITICIAN

Marcel Barthe

1813 - 1900

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0157 POLITICIAN

Pascal Houzelot

Born 1959

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0158 WRITER

Celou Arasco

1921 - 1951

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0159 PAINTER

Raymond Desvarreux-Larpenteur

1876 - 1961

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0160 BASKET

Frédéric Moncade

Born 1978

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0161 PLAYER

Romain Lacoste

Born 1987

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0162 COLUMNIST

Mademoiselle Agnès

Born 1968

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0163 FILM

Jean-Pierre Lajournade

1937 - 1976

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0164 POLITICIAN

Cécile Goldet

1914 - 2019

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0165 BASKET

Isis Arrondo

Born 1989

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0166 SPORT

Damien Garcia

Born 1992

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0167 PAINTER

Ernest Bordes

1852 - 1914

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0168 PLAYER

Henri Pellizza

1920 - 2002

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0169 PLAYER

Jérôme Bianchi

Born 1961

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0170 SINGER

Roll Pignault

Born 1971

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0171 FOOTBALL

Nicolas Camí

Born 1981

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0172 POLITICIAN

Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée

Born 1963

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0173 PLAYER

Élodie Poublan

Born 1989

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0174 LIEUTENANT

Jean de Forcade de Biaix

1663 - 1729

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0175 MILITAR

Louis Marie de Camps

1767 - 1844

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0176 POET

Jean Jules Verdenal

1890 - 1915

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0177 LAWYER

Armand de Dufau de Maluquer

1861 - 1941

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0178 AUTHOR

Daniel L'Homond

Born 1954

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0179 PAINTER

Henri Joseph Castaing

1860 - 1918

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0180 PRINCE

Charles of Navarre

1510 - 1528

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0181 OFFICIER

Isabelle Guion de Méritens

Born 1962

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0182 ARTIST

Philippe Saimbert

Born 1962

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0183 ARTIST

Guillaume Trouillard

Born 1980

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0184 BASKET

Paul Turpin

Born 1993

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0185 PHYSICIAN

Robert Monod

1884 - 1970

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0186 WRITER

Edward Robins

1862 - 1943

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0187 WRITER

Ned Rival

1924 - 1995

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0188 JOURNALIST

Michel Richard (journaliste)

Born 1952

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0189 PAINTER

Édouard-Jean Dambourgez

1844 - 1931

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0190 POET

Jean-Louis Depierris

1931 - 2001

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0191 PLAYER

Corinne Castets

Born 1965

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0192 COMPOSER

Daniel Meier (compositeur)

1934 - 2004

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0193 ACTOR

Patricia Pilchard

Born 1955

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0194 WRITER

Georges Bell

1824 - 1889

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0195 POLITICIAN

Hubert Buchou

1925 - 2015

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0196 DRIVER

William David

Born 1969

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0197 BASKET

Marine Fauthoux

Born 2001

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0198 POLITICIAN

Paul-Jules-Sévère de Lestapis

1814 - 1891

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0199 MOUNTAIN GUIDE

Robert Ollivier

1911 - 1997

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0200 WRITER

Arnaud Bordes

Born 1969

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0201 POLITICIAN

René Cazenave

1934 - 1993

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0202 POLITICIAN

Adrien Pozzi

1860 - 1939

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0203 DRIVER

Lucas Lasserre

Born 1978

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0204 MATHEMATICIAN

Marigny de Grilleau

1860 - 1942

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0205 PLAYER

Roger Piteu

1899 - 1963

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0206 PROCUREUR

Jean-Évangéliste Bernadotte

1754 - 1813

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0207 FILHA

Elvira de Bourbon

1871 - 1929

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0208 OFFICER

Henri-Amédée-Mercure de Turenne

1776 - 1852

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0209 FOOTBALL

Hicham M'Laab

Born 1990

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0210 SKIER

Bastien Montès

Born 1985

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0211 PLAYER

Jean Piqué

1935 - 2019

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0212 PAINTER

Henri Dabadie

1867 - 1949

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0213 LAWYER

Abel Peyrouton

1841 - 1924

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0214 POLITICIAN

Laurent d'Abbadie

1776 - 1851

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0215 WRITER

Marion Raynaud de Prigny

Born 1968

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0216 POLITICIAN

Édouard Réveil

1799 - 1886

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0217 LAWYER

Dominique Warluzel

Born 1957

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0218 POLITICIAN

Philippe Dauzon

1860 - 1918

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0219 PLAYER

Jean-Marc Souverbie

Born 1975

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0220 COMPOSER

Alain Lubrano

1964 - 2011

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0221 DIPLOMAT

Javier Sangro

1950 - 2020

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0222 ACADEMIC

Auguste Brun

1881 - 1961

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0223 WRITER

Jacob de Gassion

1578 - 1635

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0224 ENTREPRENEUR

Amédée Brétignère

1856 - 1890

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0225 DRIVER

Laurent Cazenave

Born 1978

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0226 PLAYER

Thibault Daubagna

Born 1994

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0227 TRANSLATOR

Robert Louit

1944 - 2009

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0228 OFFICER

Pierre Gaston Henri de Livron

1770 - 1831

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0229 POLITICIAN

Pascal Elie

1748 - 1837

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0230 PLAYER

Julien Fumat

Born 1987

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0231 POLITICIAN

Jean Manescau

1791 - 1875

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0232 PHYSICIST

Yves Chabal

Born 1952

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0233 PLAYER

Claude Mantoulan

1936 - 1983

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0234 ATHLETIC

Charles Lagarde

Born 1878

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0235 PLAYER

Régis Rameau

Born 1981

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0236 MILITAR

Jean-Pierre Palasset

Born 1960

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0237 POLITICIAN

Patrice O'Quin

1822 - 1878

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0238 JOURNALIST

Christophe Labarde

Born 1961

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0239 POLITICIAN

Jean-Louis Dufau

1785 - 1859

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0240 MILITAR

Charles Auguste Henri Roques

1858 - 1914

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0241 SINGER

Gaëtan de Courrèges

Born 1941

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0242 POLITICIAN

Jean Guignebert

1897 - 1958

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0243 CHESS

Valérie Forgues

Born 1992

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0244 NOBLE

Alicia de Borbón y Borbón-Parma

1876 - 1975

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0245 COMMERÇANT

Jean-Pierre Cabanne

1773 - 1841

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0246 PLAYER

Mathieu Siro

Born 1981

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0247 MILITAR

Xavier de Zuchowicz

Born 1948

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0248 RÉSISTANT

Jean-Claude Camors (résistant)

1919 - 1943

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0249 PLAYER

Fernand Taillantou

1905 - 1988

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0250 CANOE

Stéphane Santamaria

Born 1977

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0251 PLAYER

David Aguilar

1905 - 1967

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0252 POLITICIAN

Nicolas Lavielle

1788 - 1874

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0253 PLAYER

Marc Etcheverry

Born 1942

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0254 JOURNALIST

Jean-Marc Laurent

Born 1965

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0255 BASQUE PELOTA

Jean-Dominique Olharan

Born 1989

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0256 LAWYER

Paul d'Ariste

1845 - 1924

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0257 OFFICER

Jacques de Ganay

1843 - 1899

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0258 WRITER

Marie-Michèle Beaufils

1949 - 2014

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0259 LAWYER

Charles François-Saint-Maur

1869 - 1949

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0260 PRINCESA

Beatriz de Borbón y Borbón-Parma

1874 - 1961

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0261 POLITICIAN

Henri Faisans

1847 - 1922

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0262 CARDINAL

Pierre Arnaud (cardinal)

Died 1306

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0263 MILITAR

Alphonse Dugenne

1841 - 1887

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0264 POLITICIAN

Louis Sallenave

1888 - 1981

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0265 POLITICIAN

José María Muñoa

Born 1942

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0266 MILITAR

Roger Ronserail

1894 - 1925

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0267 BASQUE PELOTA

Jérémie Delprat

Born 1983

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0268 FOOTBALL

David Jaureguiberry

Born 1976

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0269 FOOTBALL

Terence Pinto

Born 1989

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0270 WRITER

François Mossmann

Born 1942

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0271 PLAYER

Benjamin Lhande

Born 1977

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0272 CRICKET

Arthur Fulcher

1855 - 1932

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0273 PLAYER

Sébastien Laloo

Born 1978

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0274 MILITAR

Charles de Charritte

1733 - 1815

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0275 POLITICIAN

Albert Dassié

1913 - 2009

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0276 FOOTBALL

Jérôme Sykora

Born 1971

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0277 LAWYER

Marcel Porcher

Born 1947

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0278 PLAYER

Paul Couet-Lannes

Born 1991

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0279 LAWYER

Jean-Paul Céré

Born 1967

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0280 MILITAR

Francisco Cavero

1840 - 1905

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0281 PLAYER

Jacques Ibañez

Born 1950

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0282 SEIGNEUR

Bernard d’Arros

Died 1579

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0283 VENDEDOR

Domingo Latrille Loustauneau

1817 - 1891

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0284 PLAYER

Lucien Martin (rugby à XV)

Born 1920

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0285 POLITICIAN

Prosper Minvielle

1880 - 1954

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0286 PLAYER

Denis Cabreton

Born 1984

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0287 PRIEST

Pierre de Gassion (1616-1652)

1616 - 1652

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0288 ESSAYIST

Sophie Merveilleux du Vignaux

Born 1979

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0289 SCULPTOR

Georges Fréchin

1926 - 2016

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0290 RACER

Sylvain Bidart

Born 1985

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0291 POLITICIAN

Eugène Azémar

1877 - 1940

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0292 LAWYER

Didier Peyrat

Born 1955

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0293 PASTOR

Pierre Hespérien

1575 - 1646

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0294 POLITICIAN

Albert Lamarque

1885 - 1970

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0295 SPORT

Guy de Valle Flor

Born 1920

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0296 SINGER

Patrick Ferrer

Born 1963

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0297 JOURNALIST

Jean-Marc Peulot

Born 1956

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0298 COMMERÇANT

Henri Sallenave

1881 - 1953

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0299 POLITICIAN

Jean-Pierre Maluquer

Born 1755

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0300 PAINTER

Fidel Gudin

1800 - 1874

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