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AVIGNON

Most Famous People Born in Avignon, France

Notable people
420
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1898
Most distinctive
Prelate 22.4×
Through the Centuries

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.

  1. Painter44
  2. Politician36
  3. Football29
  4. Player18
  5. Actor18
  6. Prelate16
  7. Writer13
  8. Poet13
  1. Prelate1622.4×
  2. Conductor65.6×
  3. Driver64.6×
  4. Sculptor124.4×
  5. Painter444.0×
  6. Poet133.0×
  7. Physician72.4×
  8. Player182.2×
  1. Football290.6×

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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Showing 13 of 420 notable people

0025 ADVENTURER

Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon

1817 - 1854

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0072 PAINTER

Antoine Louis Roussin

1819 - 1894

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0082 WRITER

Henri Blaze de Bury

1813 - 1888

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0102 POLITICIAN

Taxile Delord

1815 - 1877

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0112 JOURNALIST

Armand de Pontmartin

1811 - 1890

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0119 POET

Paul Giéra

1816 - 1861

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0179 PAINTER

Étienne-Antoine Parrocel

1817 - 1896

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0210 SCULPTOR

Louis Guillaume Fulconis

1818 - 1873

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0214 PAINTER

Évariste de Valernes

1816 - 1896

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0297 PAINTER

Joseph Aubanel

1816 - 1879

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0310 COMPOSER

G.F. Imbert

1812 - 1886

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0371 POLITICIAN

Jacques de Cambis d'Orsan

1810 - 1847

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0388 POLITICIAN

Charles de Calvière

1810 - 1871

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