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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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Mireille Mathieu
Born 1946
Muriel Casals i Couturier
1945 - 2016
Jean-Claude Malgoire
1940 - 2018
Guy Bonnet
Born 1945
Jacques Revel
Born 1942
Edmond Alphandéry
Born 1943
Jacques Aumont
Born 1942
Mama Béa
Born 1948
Antoine Saint-John
Born 1940
Bernard Ginoux
Born 1947
Caroline Cartier (actrice)
1948 - 1991
Christian Pétron
Born 1944
Régis Faucon
Born 1943
Michèle Fournier-Armand
Born 1946
Pierre Favier (journaliste)
Born 1946
Jean-Pierre Lacroix (haut fonctionnaire)
Born 1942
Maurice Charrier
Born 1949
Alain Rouveret
Born 1948
Marie-France Brive
1945 - 1993
Jean-Pierre Ballet
Born 1947
Christian Étienne
Born 1949
Alain Dubrieu
1947 - 2002
Jean-Pierre Lambertin
Born 1945
Mauricette Colavito
Born 1945