43.3008° N, 0.3699° W

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

Click any row to filter the list of people below.

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.

1550160016501700175018001850190019502000
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Art & Design
  • Military
  • Music
  • Other
All325
Sort By

325 notable people

0301 DRIVER

Lionel Lainé

Born 1972

Preview
0302 POLITICIAN

Henriette Bidouze

1921 - 1989

Preview
0303 BASKET

Alexia Kusion

Born 1989

Preview
0304 MARÉCHAL

Jean de Gassion (intendant)

1596 - 1663

Preview
0305 FOOTBALL

Francis Tisiot

Born 1958

Preview
0306 SPORT

Sylvie Muguet

Born 1967

Preview
0307 PLAYER

François Recaborde

1902 - 1951

Preview
0308 PRIEST

Pierre-Vincent Dombidau de Crouseilles

1751 - 1823

Preview
0309 SPORT

Olivier Heck

Born 1966

Preview
0310 BOBSLED

Philippe Paviot

Born 1972

Preview
0311 BASKET

Melvyn Govindy

Born 1997

Preview
0312 PLAYER

Jean-Philippe Versailles

Born 1969

Preview
0313 FOOTBALL

André Travetto

Born 1948

Preview
0314 CAROM BILLIARDS PLAYER

Richard Bitalis

Born 1946

Preview
0315 PLAYER

François Morlaes

Born 1943

Preview
0316 PLAYER

André Carrère

1932 - 2010

Preview
0317 BUSINESS

Georges Louis Minviele

1910 - 2012

Preview
0318 PLAYER

Laurent Armagnac

Born 1975

Preview
0319 WRITER

Sylvain Lamolère

1773 - 1863

Preview
0320 ALPINISTE

François Cazalet

1912 - 2004

Preview
0321 RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE

François Suzamicq

1737 - 1809

Preview
0322 ATHLETIC

Marcel Foucat

1950 - 2004

Preview
0323 PARLEMENT

Pierre de Gassion

Born 1641

Preview
0324 OFFICER

Percy Frederick Hunt

1873 - 1901

Preview
0325 SLALOM

Thomas Bersinger

Born 1985

Preview