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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 prelate22.4× 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 16 of 420 notable people

0052 CONDUCTOR

Antoine Mariotte

1875 - 1944

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0079 PAINTER

Alfred Lesbros

1873 - 1940

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0128 POET

Marius Jouveau

1878 - 1949

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0155 ACTOR

Lou Tchimoukow

1878 - 1963

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0175 PATHOLOGIST

Frédéric Justin Collet

1870 - 1966

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0188 PAINTER

Émile Beaussier

1874 - 1943

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0190 PAINTER

Louis Agricol Montagné

1879 - 1960

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0220 PAINTER

Jean-Pierre Gras

1879 - 1964

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0280 PAINTER

Auguste Roure

1878 - 1936

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0295 POLITICIAN

Jean Autrand

1878 - 1941

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0324 PAINTER

Marius Saïn

1877 - 1961

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0335 SCULPTOR

Paul Gaston Déprez

1872 - 1941

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0339 BUSINESS

Jules-Félix Pernod

1871 - 1928

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0350 BUSINESS

Célestin Montcocol

1879 - 1981

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0369 POLITICIAN

Eugène Magne

1873 - 1950

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0415 CHEMIST

Paul Nicolardot

1871 - 1945

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