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×
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 24 of 420 notable people

0002 SINGER

Mireille Mathieu

Born 1946

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0017 ECONOMIST

Muriel Casals i Couturier

1945 - 2016

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0018 CONDUCTOR

Jean-Claude Malgoire

1940 - 2018

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0029 SINGER

Guy Bonnet

Born 1945

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0030 HISTORIAN

Jacques Revel

Born 1942

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0038 POLITICIAN

Edmond Alphandéry

Born 1943

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0039 FILM

Jacques Aumont

Born 1942

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0078 SINGER

Mama Béa

Born 1948

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0092 ACTOR

Antoine Saint-John

Born 1940

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0100 PRIEST

Bernard Ginoux

Born 1947

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0168 ACTOR

Caroline Cartier (actrice)

1948 - 1991

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0178 FILM

Christian Pétron

Born 1944

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0197 JOURNALIST

Régis Faucon

Born 1943

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0211 POLITICIAN

Michèle Fournier-Armand

Born 1946

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0231 JOURNALIST

Pierre Favier (journaliste)

Born 1946

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0235 PRÉFET

Jean-Pierre Lacroix (haut fonctionnaire)

Born 1942

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0237 POLITICIAN

Maurice Charrier

Born 1949

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0255 LINGUIST

Alain Rouveret

Born 1948

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0261 FEMINIST

Marie-France Brive

1945 - 1993

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0311 DRIVER

Jean-Pierre Ballet

Born 1947

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0318 AUTHOR

Christian Étienne

Born 1949

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0349 WRITER

Alain Dubrieu

1947 - 2002

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0351 POLITICIAN

Jean-Pierre Lambertin

Born 1945

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0381 SPORT

Mauricette Colavito

Born 1945

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