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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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Showing 41 of 325 notable people

0016 POLITICIAN

Alain Lamassoure

Born 1944

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0017 POLITICIAN

Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg

Born 1943

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0020 POLITICIAN

Yvon Bourges

1921 - 2009

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0025 POLITICIAN

André Labarrère

1928 - 2006

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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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0053 POLITICIAN

Éric Piolle

Born 1973

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0067 POLITICIAN

Louis Lafferre

1861 - 1929

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0075 POLITICIAN

Pierre-Clément de Laussat

1756 - 1835

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0077 POLITICIAN

Stéphane Peu

Born 1962

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0105 POLITICIAN

Jean Baylot

1897 - 1976

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0113 POLITICIAN

Émile Garet

1829 - 1912

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0121 POLITICIAN

Marie-Annick Duchêne

Born 1940

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0144 POLITICIAN

Louis d'Iriart d'Etchepare

1859 - 1945

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0152 POLITICIAN

Pierre Sallenave

1920 - 1983

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0156 POLITICIAN

Marcel Barthe

1813 - 1900

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0157 POLITICIAN

Pascal Houzelot

Born 1959

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0164 POLITICIAN

Cécile Goldet

1914 - 2019

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0172 POLITICIAN

Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée

Born 1963

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0195 POLITICIAN

Hubert Buchou

1925 - 2015

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0198 POLITICIAN

Paul-Jules-Sévère de Lestapis

1814 - 1891

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0201 POLITICIAN

René Cazenave

1934 - 1993

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0202 POLITICIAN

Adrien Pozzi

1860 - 1939

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0214 POLITICIAN

Laurent d'Abbadie

1776 - 1851

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0216 POLITICIAN

Édouard Réveil

1799 - 1886

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0218 POLITICIAN

Philippe Dauzon

1860 - 1918

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0229 POLITICIAN

Pascal Elie

1748 - 1837

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0231 POLITICIAN

Jean Manescau

1791 - 1875

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0237 POLITICIAN

Patrice O'Quin

1822 - 1878

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0239 POLITICIAN

Jean-Louis Dufau

1785 - 1859

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0242 POLITICIAN

Jean Guignebert

1897 - 1958

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0252 POLITICIAN

Nicolas Lavielle

1788 - 1874

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0261 POLITICIAN

Henri Faisans

1847 - 1922

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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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0275 POLITICIAN

Albert Dassié

1913 - 2009

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0285 POLITICIAN

Prosper Minvielle

1880 - 1954

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0291 POLITICIAN

Eugène Azémar

1877 - 1940

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0294 POLITICIAN

Albert Lamarque

1885 - 1970

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0299 POLITICIAN

Jean-Pierre Maluquer

Born 1755

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0302 POLITICIAN

Henriette Bidouze

1921 - 1989

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