Castres
Castres ranks 3,522nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Portugalete, Santa Ana, El Salvador, and Norfolk. Memorable people born in Castres include Jean Jaurès, Roger Peyrefitte, and Charles Blanc. Memorable people who died in Castres include Pierre de Fermat, Émilie de Villeneuve, and Louis-Sébastien Lenormand. Castres has been the birth place of many writers, and politicians and the death place of many mathematicians, and religious figures. Castres is located in France.
Castres is the sole subprefecture of the Tarn department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. It lies in the former province of Languedoc, although not in the former region of Languedoc-Roussillon. In 2018, the commune had a population of 41,795. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1813 and 1992, Castres was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Jean Jaurès, Roger Peyrefitte, and Charles Blanc. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Castres including Pierre de Fermat, Émilie de Villeneuve, and Louis-Sébastien Lenormand.
People Born in Castres
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Jean Jaurès
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1914
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 1
Roger Peyrefitte
WRITER
1907 - 2000
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 2
Charles Blanc
WRITER
1813 - 1882
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 3
Claude Puel
COACH
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 4
Saphir Taïder
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Castres
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Pierre de Fermat
MATHEMATICIAN
1601 - 1665
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 1
Émilie de Villeneuve
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1854
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 2
Louis-Sébastien Lenormand
CHEMIST
1757 - 1837
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Castres
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Most individuals born in present day Castres were writers (2), politicians (1), coaches (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were mathematicians (1), religious figures (1), and chemists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, coaches have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Castres, including Claude Puel. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Castres, including Roger Peyrefitte, and Charles Blanc.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Castres since 1700.
