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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- Politics & Law
- Art & Design
- Writing
- Music
- Science
- Other
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Alexandre Falguière
1831 - 1900
Prosper-Olivier Lissagaray
1838 - 1901
Paul Georges Dieulafoy
1839 - 1911
Jules Léotard
1838 - 1870
Victor Capoul
1839 - 1924
Henry Russell (explorer)
1834 - 1909
Louis Jacquesson de la Chevreuse
1839 - 1903
Jean Conte
1830 - 1888
Raymond Barthélemy
1833 - 1902
Marius Cazeneuve
1839 - 1913
Ernest Roschach
1837 - 1909
Charles Lartigue
1834 - 1907
Guy Desazars de Montgailhard
1837 - 1927
Alphonse de Ruble
1834 - 1898
Jean-Étienne Rey
1832 - 1923
Antonin Deloume
1836 - 1911
Edmond Caze
1839 - 1907
Gaston Virebent
1837 - 1925
Paul Pascal
1839 - 1905
Édouard Broustet
1836 - 1901
Amélie Rey-Balla
1836 - 1889
Armand Castelmary
1834 - 1897
Jean Lafont (homme politique)
1835 - 1908
Constant Germain
1839 - 1892
Joseph Lasserre
1836 - 1889
Gabriel Bréfeil
1838 - 1906
Antoine Labit
1832 - 1912
Charles Chauvin
1836 - 1899