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 32 of 420 notable people

0010 DRIVER

Jean Alesi

Born 1964

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0027 FILM

Roselyne Bosch

Born 1961

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0032 FOOTBALL

Éric Di Meco

Born 1963

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0045 FOOTBALL

Patrick Cubaynes

Born 1960

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0051 JOURNALIST

Frédéric Bonnaud

Born 1967

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0061 FILM

Sandrine Veysset

Born 1967

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0066 POLITICIAN

Karim Zéribi

Born 1966

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0069 ARTIST

Thierry Ehrmann

Born 1962

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0101 FOOTBALL

Patrick Collot

Born 1967

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0103 DRIVER

Philippe Gache

Born 1962

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0122 JUDO

Philippe Pradayrol

1966 - 1993

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0130 POLITICIAN

Fabrice Brun

Born 1968

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0135 HISTORIAN

Jean-François Colosimo

Born 1960

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0146 FOOTBALL

Éric Garcin

Born 1965

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0148 PLAYER

Fabrice Soulier

Born 1969

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0161 EGYPTOLOGIST

Agnès Cabrol

1964 - 2007

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0173 PHOTOGRAPHER

Laurent Elie Badessi

Born 1964

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0184 FOOTBALL

Franck Lucchesi

Born 1963

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0194 SCREENWRITER

Laurent Scalese

Born 1967

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0219 ARTIST

Jean-Luc Sala

Born 1968

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0224 ATHLETIC

Muriel Linsolas

Born 1965

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0233 PHILOSOPHER

Thierry Aymès

Born 1961

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0249 OBOIST

Hélène Devilleneuve

Born 1969

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0347 FILM

Daniel Cling

Born 1963

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0352 GUITAR

Rémi Charmasson

Born 1961

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0372 SPORT

Patrick Serra

1962 - 2013

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0375 FOOTBALL

Richard Martin (footballer, born 1962)

Born 1962

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0396 DESSINATEUR

Laurent Melki

Born 1960

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0398 PLAYER

Patrice Blachère

Born 1960

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0399 CHOREOGRAPHER

Gilles Reichert

Born 1966

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0410 PLAYER

Philippe Lecouls

Born 1962

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0418 PIANIST

Thomas Girard (pianiste)

Born 1963

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