43.9486° N, 4.8083° E
AVIGNON
Most Famous People Born in Avignon, France
- Notable people
- 420
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1898
- Most distinctive
- Prelate 22.4×
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Avignon during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Avignon Is Known For
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Painter is Avignon's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (44).
Avignon over-indexes on prelate — 22.4× the global rate.
Avignon under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Avignon's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Music
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- Filtered to 1740s Clear ×
0129 POLITICIAN
Étienne Antoine Boulogne
1747 - 1825
0176 MILITAR
Jean-Baptiste Meynier
1749 - 1813
0205 PAINTER
Louis Marie Sicard
1743 - 1825
0353 PAINTER
Marie Parrocel
1743 - 1824
0374 POLITICIAN
Charles-François de Guilhem de Clermont-Lodève �
1749 - 1814
0379 MISSING
Pierre Simon Bouchet
1748 - 1814
0402 PHYSICIAN
Joseph Gastaldy
1741 - 1805
0406 RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE
André Pacifique Peyre
1743 - 1796