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.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Toulouse during each.

What Toulouse Is Known For

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Politician is Toulouse's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (179).

Toulouse over-indexes on player5.3× the global rate.

Toulouse under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician179
  2. Player152
  3. Football89
  4. Painter68
  5. Actor58
  6. Writer54
  7. Journalist36
  8. Sculptor35
  1. Player1525.3×
  2. Sculptor353.7×
  3. Artist332.2×
  4. Painter681.8×
  5. Physician171.7×
  6. Poet251.6×
  7. Journalist361.6×
  1. Football890.6×

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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1,459 notable people

0601 FILM

Sylvina Boissonnas

Born 1942

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0602 LIBRETTIST

Adolphe Choquart

1800 - 1859

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0603 JOURNALIST

Jean-Pierre Denis (journaliste)

Born 1967

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0604 CANOE

Pierre Picco

Born 1988

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0605 PHYSICIST

Michel Orrit

Born 1956

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0606 PLAYER

Jean-Emmanuel Cassin

Born 1980

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0607 MATHEMATICIAN

Jean Bernard Lasserre

Born 1953

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0608 WITCH

Angéle de la Barthe

1230 - 1275

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0609 FOOTBALL

Jean-Philippe Delpech

Born 1967

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0610 SINGER

Mike Shannon

Born 1945

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0611 JOURNALIST

Marc Victor

Born 1961

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0612 PHYSICIAN

Hubert Jausion

1890 - 1959

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0613 ENGINEER

Pierre-Dominique Martin

1771 - 1855

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0614 FLYING ACE

Joseph M. X. de Sévin

1894 - 1963

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0615 MILITARY

Peter von Pennavaire

1690 - 1759

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0616 SWIMMER

Marianne Aeschbacher

Born 1970

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0617 SCULPTOR

Henri-Raphaël Moncassin

1883 - 1958

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0618 PLAYER

Thierry Guardiola

Born 1971

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0619 SCULPTOR

Théodore Rivière

1857 - 1912

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0620 SINGER

Lucienne Jourfier

1923 - 2017

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0621 ARTISTE

Florence Doléac

Born 1968

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0622 HISTORIAN

Jean-Paul Duviols

Born 1936

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0623 ARTIST

Serge Carrère

Born 1958

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0624 MAGICIEN

Marius Cazeneuve

1839 - 1913

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0625 ARCHIVIST

Ernest Roschach

1837 - 1909

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0626 PLAYER

Jean Dop

1924 - 2003

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0627 SINGER

Vicente Pradal

Born 1957

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0628 ETHNOLOGIST

Georges Labit

1862 - 1899

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0629 PAINTER

Julien-Honoré-Germain d'Aubuisson

1786 - 1860

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0630 POLITICIAN

Armand Duportal

1814 - 1887

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0631 PAINTER

Jean-Louis Bézard

1799 - 1881

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0632 ACTOR

Marie-Claude Treilhou

Born 1948

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0633 JOURNALIST

Claude Fayard

Born 1925

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0634 POET

Hélène Picard

1873 - 1945

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0635 JOURNALIST

Robert Arnaut

1929 - 2013

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0636 COMPOSER

Louis Granier

1740 - 1800

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0637 ILLUSTRATOR

Jean Bellus

1911 - 1967

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0638 PAINTER

Michel Bez

1951 - 2018

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0639 SWIMMER

Jacqueline Delord

Born 1970

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0640 FOOTBALL

Romain Perraud

Born 1997

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0641 MILITAR

Ernest Jacques Barbot

1855 - 1915

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0642 PLAYER

Pierre Danos

Born 1929

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0643 SOCIOLOGIST

Natacha Chetcuti-Osorovitz

Born 1970

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0644 PLAYER

David Berty

Born 1970

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0645 ECOLOGIST

Joëlle Kauffmann

Born 1943

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0646 PAINTER

Louis-Victor Gesta

1828 - 1894

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0647 PHILOSOPHER

Yves Floucat

Born 1950

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0648 KILLER

Patrice Alègre

Born 1968

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0649 POET

Gilbert Baqué

1935 - 2015

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0650 DRIVER

Jean-Philippe Dayraut

Born 1970

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0651 FOOTBALL

Brice Taton

1981 - 2009

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0652 SINGER

Renaud Papillon Paravel

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0653 COMPOSER

Edmond Gaujac

1895 - 1962

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0654 ARCHITECT

Jean Montariol

1892 - 1966

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0655 HISTORIAN

Georges Hacquard

1918 - 2014

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0656 PHOTOGRAPHER

Flore (photographer)

Born 1963

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0657 ARTIST

Jean-Antoine Gros

1725 - 1790

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0658 SKATEBOARD

Lucas Puig

Born 1987

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0659 JOURNALIST

Yannick Dahan

Born 1972

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0660 OPERA

Joseph-Antoine-Charles Couderc

1810 - 1875

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0661 POLITICIAN

Claude Raynal

Born 1957

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0662 SWIMMER

Audrey Guérit

Born 1976

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0663 SWIMMER

Renaud Boucher

Born 1964

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0664 TENNIS

Christian Bîmes

Born 1947

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0665 PLAYER

Constant Villegas

Born 1986

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0666 ATHLETIC

René Combes

Born 1937

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0667 WRITER

Richard Seff

Born 1952

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0668 POLITICIAN

Jean-Jacques Mirassou

Born 1952

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0669 SCREENWRITER

Marie-Charlotte Delmas

-

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0670 JOURNALIST

Rémi Godeau

-

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0671 ACTOR

Hélène Hily

1937 - 2006

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0672 PAINTER

Féréol Bonnemaison

1767 - 1827

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0673 SINGER

Manu Larrouy

Born 1974

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0674 ARCHITECT

Auguste Virebent

1792 - 1857

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0675 MODEL

Tina Kunakey

Born 1997

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0676 DIPLOMAT

Hugues de Terlon

1620 - 1690

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0677 POET

Patrick Quillier

Born 1953

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0678 EQUESTRIAN

Laurence Bougault

1970 - 2018

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0679 SCULPTOR

Michel Averseng

Born 1936

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0680 PAINTER

Jean-Baptiste Despax

1710 - 1773

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0681 ACTOR

Valy Verdi

Born 1970

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0682 POLITICIAN

Armonia Bordes

Born 1945

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0683 FOOTBALL

Raymond Frey

Born 1952

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0684 ARCHITECT

Pierre Esquié

1853 - 1933

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0685 GEOGRAPHER

Jean Bastié

1919 - 2018

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0686 PRIEST

Jacques de Saint-Blanquat

Born 1925

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0687 ACTOR

Georges Vaur

1920 - 2010

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0688 POLITICIAN

Jacky Deromedi

Born 1944

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0689 FOOTBALL

Théo Raymond

Born 1991

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0690 SINGER

Pierre Savignol

1903 - 1990

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0691 CIVIL SERVANT

Robert Miguet

1929 - 2019

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0692 PHYSICIAN

Laetitia Barlerin

Born 1974

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0693 GÉOLOGUE

Bernard Gèze

1913 - 1996

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0694 ENGINEER

Charles Lartigue

1834 - 1907

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0695 FOOTBALL

Geoffrey Adjet

Born 1988

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0696 ACTOR

Jean Marconi

1906 - 1971

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0697 WRITER

Caroline Terrée

Born 1968

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0698 PLAYER

Nicolas Spanghero

Born 1976

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0699 JIHADIST

Fabien Clain

1978 - 2019

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0700 ART DIRECTOR

François Audouy

Born 1974

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0701 ENGINEER

Jean-Marc Alliot

Born 1962

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0702 PLAYER

Éric Anselme

Born 1978

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0703 ACTOR

Jules Celma

Born 1948

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0704 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Mélody Vilbert

Born 1976

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0705 FOOTBALL

Stephen Ettien

Born 1988

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0706 PAINTER

Michel Batlle

Born 1946

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0707 PAINTER

Alain Satié

1944 - 2011

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0708 POLITICIAN

Émile Berlia

1878 - 1946

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0709 WRITER

Michèle Teysseyre

Born 1949

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0710 COLLECTOR

Joseph-Antoine Crozat

1696 - 1751

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0711 ART HISTORIAN

Eudore Soulié

1817 - 1876

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0712 LAWYER

Pierre de Gorsse

1903 - 1984

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0713 ATHLETIC

Violaine Averous

Born 1985

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0714 ARCHITECT

Jacques-Jean Esquié

1817 - 1884

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0715 POET

Jean-Michel Tartayre

Born 1966

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0716 NOVELIST

Alain Santacreu

Born 1950

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0717 CIVIL SERVICE

Jean-Pierre Laflaquière

Born 1947

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0718 HISTORIAN

Guy Desazars de Montgailhard

1837 - 1927

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0719 ACTOR

René Alié

1902 - 1992

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0720 PLAYER

André Abadie (rugby à XV, 1934)

1934 - 2020

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0721 SURGEON

Joseph Ducuing

1885 - 1963

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0722 ACADEMIC

Jean-Michel Minovez

Born 1963

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0723 WRITER

Michel Steiner

Born 1946

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0724 SPORT

Christian Chaubet

Born 1961

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0725 WRITER

Aimery de Comminges

1862 - 1925

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0726 SECRÉTAIRE

Serge Lasvignes

Born 1954

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0727 PAINTER

Georges Guiraud (graveur)

1901 - 1989

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0728 PLAYER

Teddy Iribaren

Born 1990

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0729 ATHLETIC

Hector Llatser

Born 1957

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0730 HISTORIAN

Alphonse de Ruble

1834 - 1898

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0731 PHOTOGRAPHER

Daniel Maigné

-

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0732 PLAYER

Didier Lacroix

Born 1970

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0733 LAWYER

Jean-Étienne Duranti

1534 - 1589

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0734 ARTIST

François Duprat (auteur)

Born 1976

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0735 FONCTIONNAIRE

Philippe Léglise-Costa

Born 1966

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0736 POET

René Laporte

1905 - 1954

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0737 PRIEST

Antoine Dieuzayde

1877 - 1958

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0738 PAINTER

Bruno Schmeltz

Born 1938

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0739 POET

Frédéric Forte (poète)

Born 1973

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0740 JOURNALIST

Didier Adès

Born 1944

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0741 PLAYER

Karim Ghezal

Born 1981

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0742 MILITAR

Gabriel Darrieus

1859 - 1931

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0743 FOOTBALL

Jean-François Soucasse

Born 1972

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0744 PAINTER

Henri Rachou

1855 - 1944

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0745 PLAYER

Sébastien Raguin

Born 1980

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0746 DIPLOMAT

Jean-Claude Cousseran

Born 1944

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0747 PSYCHIATRIST

Bernard Auriol (psychiatre)

Born 1938

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0748 ENTOMOLOGIST

Eugène Barthe

1862 - 1945

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0749 DOCTEUR

Hélène Mignon

Born 1934

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0750 AUTHOR

Pierre Guilmard

Born 1945

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0751 PRIEST

François-Honoré Casaubon de Maniban

1684 - 1743

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0752 PAINTER

Jacques Derrey

1907 - 1975

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0753 PAINTER

Louis Floutier

1882 - 1936

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0754 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Jeff Pourquié

Born 1964

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0755 ARTIST

TieKo

Born 1962

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0756 SINGER

Pierre Selos

Born 1940

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0757 MARTIAL ART

Thibault Gouti

Born 1987

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0758 PHILOSOPHER

Jean-Pierre Séris

1941 - 1994

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0759 ROMANCIÈRE

Patricia Parry

1958 - 2013

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0760 SPORT

Jean-François Dellac

Born 1961

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0761 PRIEST

Silvin of Auchy

650 - 717

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0762 SPORT

Cathy Moncassin

Born 1977

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0763 ARTIST

Jean-Christophe Chauzy

Born 1963

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0764 WRITER

Marie-Claude Bérot

Born 1939

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0765 CONDUCTOR

Irénée Berge

1867 - 1926

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0766 ACTOR

Manu Joucla

Born 1969

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0767 SINGER

Daniel Seff

Born 1949

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0768 MAGISTRAT

Bernard Borrel

1956 - 1995

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0769 POLITICIAN

Henri Raynaud

1890 - 1970

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0770 ARCHIVIST

Isabelle Neuschwander

Born 1958

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0771 WRITER

Laurence Biberfeld

Born 1960

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0772 BANK

Céline Lazorthes

Born 1982

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0773 SPORT

Antony Réa

Born 1976

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0774 WRITER

Anne Terral

Born 1970

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0775 PRIEST

Jacques Despierre

Born 1928

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0776 FENCER

Magali Carrier

Born 1978

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0777 ATHLETIC

Jérôme Bellanca

Born 1977

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0778 DESIGNER

Éric Schmitt

Born 1955

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0779 POLITICIAN

Étienne Billières

1876 - 1935

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0780 PRIEST

Louis de Courrèges d'Ustou

1894 - 1979

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0781 POLITICIAN

Joachim Durel

1878 - 1939

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0782 BOTANIST

Fernande Flous

Born 1908

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0783 NOVELIST

Sandrine Roudeix

Born 1974

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0784 LATINIST

Auguste Couat

1846 - 1898

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0785 HISTORIAN

Eugène-Humbert Guitard

1884 - 1976

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0786 FILM

Emmanuel Caussé

Born 1968

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0787 WRITER

Mie d'Aghonne

1823 - 1897

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0788 TEACHER

Alain Refalo

Born 1964

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0789 MEDALLIST

André Léon Galtié

1908 - 1998

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0790 ARTIST

Michel Suro

Born 1968

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0791 FOOTBALL

Julien Sola

Born 1984

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0792 PRIEST

Gabriel de Roquette

1624 - 1707

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0793 ARCHITECT

Joseph-Marie de Saget

1725 - 1782

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0794 FENCER

Félix Debax

1864 - 1914

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0795 ACTOR

France Arnel

Born 1942

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0796 WRITER

Valérie Alma-Marie

Born 1959

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0797 PAINTER

Lionel Sabatté

Born 1975

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0798 ACADEMIC

Philippe Saltel

Born 1960

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0799 PLAYER

Julien Rey (rugby à XV)

Born 1986

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0800 CURATOR

Pierre Salies

1922 - 2002

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0801 EXPLORER

Anselme d'Ysalguier

1380 - 1420

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0802 FILM

François Gérard (acteur)

Born 1976

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0803 JOURNALIST

Christian Sarramon

Born 1942

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0804 ARCHITECT

Louis de Hoÿm de Marien

1920 - 2007

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0805 ACTOR

Vanessa Cailhol

-

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0806 LAWYER

Adolphe Baudon de Mony

1819 - 1888

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0807 PUBLISHER

Jean-Matthieu Douladoure

1765 - 1858

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0808 CHESS

Raoul Delhom

Born 1932

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0809 ASTRONOMER

François Garipuy

1711 - 1782

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0810 ENGRAVER

Jules Huyot

1841 - 1921

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0811 PLAYER

Serge Lairle

Born 1956

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0812 WORKER

Jane Sivadon

1901 - 1995

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0813 POLITICIAN

Pierre Amilhau

1793 - 1860

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0814 POLITICIAN

Marc de Lassus

1829 - 1897

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0815 PAINTER

Raoul Bergougnan

1900 - 1982

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0816 ETHNOLOGIST

Gustave Julien

1870 - 1936

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0817 LAWYER

Jean-Paul Buffelan-Lanore

1931 - 2011

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0818 PLAYER

Philippe Struxiano

1891 - 1956

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0819 FENCER

Pascale Vignaux

Born 1977

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0820 ARTIST

Marc N'Guessan

Born 1965

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0821 PAINTER

Charles Brocas

1774 - 1835

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0822 ART HISTORIAN

Jean Coural

1925 - 2001

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0823 PAINTER

Jean-Bernard Chalette

1631 - 1684

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0824 CONDUCTOR

Denis Dupays

-

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0825 JOURNALIST

Jean-Luc Roy

Born 1953

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0826 ATHLETIC

Jean Pons

Born 1969

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0827 FEMINIST

Hélène Rouch

1937 - 2009

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0828 PLAYER

Colin Gaston

Born 1973

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0829 PAINTER

Piotr Barsony

Born 1948

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0830 ENCYCLOPEDIST

Jean-Louis Castilhon

1720 - 1782

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0831 PAINTER

Jacques Basse

Born 1934

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0832 LAWYER

André Haon

1888 - 1967

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0833 ILLUSTRATOR

Florane

1869 - 1939

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0834 WRITER

Marc Bradfer

Born 1959

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0835 COMPOSER

Jean-Étienne Rey

1832 - 1923

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0836 RACER

Serge Bacou

Born 1947

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0837 FOOTBALL

Jean-Claude Blanchard

Born 1943

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0838 SCULPTOR

Bernard Griffoul-Dorval

1788 - 1861

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0839 WRITER

Guillaume Moingeon

Born 1961

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0840 WRITER

Théodore-Henri Barrau

1794 - 1865

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0841 INVENTOR

Joseph Saturnin de Peytes

1741 - 1819

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0842 FOOTBALL

Philippe Burle

Born 1973

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0843 SPORT

Matthieu Pavon

Born 1992

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0844 ARTIST

Maud Begon

Born 1987

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0845 SINGER

Gill Dougherty

Born 1961

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0846 FOOTBALL

Jean-Michel Simonella

Born 1962

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0847 PLAYER

Christian Gajan

Born 1957

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0848 ARCHIVIST

Jean-François Le Nail

Born 1945

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0849 DANCER

Charles-François Mazurier

1798 - 1828

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0850 LAWYER

Antonin Deloume

1836 - 1911

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0851 ARTIST

Joseph Lacroix

Born 1974

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0852 PHYSICIAN

Claude Gateff

1934 - 1989

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0853 PRIEST

Ramon de Montfort

Died 1339

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0854 PRIEST

Pierre-Jean-François Percin de Montgaillard

1633 - 1713

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0855 ARTIST

François Bel (dessinateur)

1927 - 2009

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0856 POLITICIAN

Charles Pistre

Born 1941

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0857 ENTOMOLOGIST

Jacques Carayon

1916 - 1997

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0858 DRIVER

Xavier Lapeyre

Born 1942

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0859 ACTOR

Angélique D'Hannetaire

1749 - 1822

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0860 HISPANIST

Robert Marrast

1928 - 2015

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0861 ATHLETIC

Dominique Hernandez

Born 1960

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0862 ARTIST

Raphaël Drommelschlager

Born 1971

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0863 CHEMIST

Hélène Olivier-Bourbigou

Born 1962

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0864 POLITICIAN

Gérard Roujas

Born 1943

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0865 SPRINT

Marcelle Gabarrus

Born 1929

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0866 FOOTBALL

Jean-Pierre Laverny

Born 1958

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0867 MILITAR

Édouard Laffon de Ladebat

1849 - 1925

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0868 ÉTUDES

Émile Belloc

1841 - 1914

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0869 PLAYER

Stéphane Sansoni

Born 1967

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0870 CURATOR

Maurice Prin

1928 - 2019

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0871 FLYING ACE

Alexandre Marty

1894 - 1918

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0872 HISTORIAN

Romuald Szramkiewicz

1936 - 1995

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0873 SWIMMER

Christian Talli

1907 - 2005

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0874 LINGUIST

Edwige Khaznadar

Born 1932

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0875 SKATER

Camille Mendoza

Born 1994

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0876 GEOLOGIST

Louis Neltner

1903 - 1985

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0877 POLITICIAN

Jocelyne Guidez

Born 1956

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0878 LAWYER

Pierre Charpentier

Died 1612

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0879 PRINTMAKER

Jacques Muron

Born 1950

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0880 PRELATE

Jean de Caulet

1693 - 1771

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0881 PLAYER

Guillaume Ribes

Born 1984

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0882 PROFESSOR

Yves Laporte

1920 - 2012

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0883 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Georges Fouet

1922 - 1993

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0884 BUSINESS

Xavier Broseta

Born 1967

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0885 JOURNALIST

Jean-Marcel Bouguereau

Born 1946

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0886 ARTIST

Caroline Achaintre

Born 1969

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0887 SCULPTOR

Driss Sans-Arcidet

Born 1960

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0888 PLAYER

Luc Lafforgue

Born 1974

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0889 PLAYER

Paul Torre

Born 1953

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0890 ARTIST

Alain Garrigue

Born 1962

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0891 SCULPTOR

Sylvestre Clerc

1892 - 1965

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0892 FOOTBALL

Jean-Marc Desrousseaux

Born 1956

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0893 WRITER

Michel-Julien Naudy

Born 1944

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0894 POLITICIAN

Edmond Caze

1839 - 1907

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0895 POET

Louis Vestrepain

1809 - 1865

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0896 POLITICIAN

Hubert Gouze

1938 - 1994

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0897 POET

Alex Coutet

1880 - 1952

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0898 ARTISTE

Guy Texidor

1924 - 2018

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0899 PRODUCER

Marc Voinchet

Born 1965

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0900 PRIEST

Pierre Goux

1827 - 1904

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