43.6044° N, 1.4439° E
TOULOUSE
Most Famous People Born in Toulouse, France
- Notable people
- 1,459
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1932
- Most distinctive
- Player 5.3×
An Occitan capital whose modern shelf is thick with rugby players and whose studios supplied the Midi with sculptors and painters. Toulouse's distinctive professions are rugby players (registered simply as 'player'), sculptors, artists, and painters, with a steady seam of physicians and poets beneath — a profile unique to this corner of the Midi. Raymond IV led the First Crusade from here, and the city has produced roughly one ballad singer per decade since Claude Nougaro.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Toulouse during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Toulouse Is Known For
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Politician is Toulouse's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (179).
Toulouse over-indexes on player — 5.3× the global rate.
Toulouse under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Toulouse's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Art & Design
- Writing
- Music
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Jean Castilhon
1720 - 1799
Jean-Antoine Gros
1725 - 1790
Joseph-Marie de Saget
1725 - 1782
Jean-Louis Castilhon
1720 - 1782
Jacques-François Valade
1727 - 1784
Jean-Baptiste Gardeil
1726 - 1808
Joseph Gaspard de Pailhoux de Cascastel
1726 - 1808
Jean-Baptiste-Olivier-Placide de Méric de Montgaz
1720 - 1793
Louis-Emmanuel de Boyer-Drudas de Sauveterre
1725 - 1789
Claude Guyon
1724 - 1801
André de Lartigue
Born 1723