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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 11 of 420 notable people

0021 DESIGNER

Christian Audigier

1958 - 2015

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0022 CONVICT

Christian Ranucci

1954 - 1976

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0097 EDITOR

Emmanuel Ratier

1957 - 2015

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0099 PUBLISHER

Daniel Arsand

Born 1950

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0137 ACTOR

Bruno Raffaelli

Born 1950

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0156 COMPOSER

Éric Breton

Born 1954

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0180 ACADEMIC

Françoise Moulin Civil

Born 1952

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0202 BUSINESS

Christian Reinaudo

Born 1954

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0254 POET

Bernar Mialet

Born 1956

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0266 ACTOR

Nadine Delanoë

Born 1950

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0304 PSYCHOLOGIST

Jeanne Siaud-Facchin

Born 1957

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