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

0016 PHILOSOPHER

Mazarine Pingeot

Born 1974

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0031 ACTOR

Loïc Corbery

Born 1976

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0041 FOOTBALL

Teddy Richert

Born 1974

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0068 WRITER

Patrick Baud

Born 1979

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0086 NOVELIST

Vincent Almendros

Born 1978

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0091 FOOTBALL

Cédric Mouret

Born 1978

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0113 POLITICIAN

Jean-François Cesarini

1970 - 2020

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0125 FOOTBALL

Bruno Savry

Born 1974

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0143 PIANIST

Jérôme Ducros

Born 1974

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0152 FOOTBALL

André Biancarelli

Born 1970

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0186 MARTIAL ART

Samy Schiavo

Born 1975

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0187 HISTORIAN

Hugues Daussy

Born 1970

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0198 RACER

Julien Allemand

Born 1977

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0208 PLAYER

Michel Konieck

Born 1972

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0212 PLAYER

Raouia Rouabhia

Born 1978

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0215 MUSIC

Alexandre Saada

Born 1977

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0221 CHEF

Alexis Gauthier

Born 1973

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0236 RACER

Boris Chambon

Born 1975

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0241 ACTOR

Naima Belkhiati

Born 1973

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0245 WRITER

Cyrille Martinez

Born 1973

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0250 PLAYER

Boumedienne Allam

Born 1979

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0271 DRIVER

Jean-Christophe Ravier

Born 1979

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0302 ARTIST

Laurent Derobert

Born 1974

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0305 BASKET

Rémi Rippert

Born 1971

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0327 SAXOPHONIST

Lionel Garcin

Born 1972

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0331 FOOTBALL

Nicolas Marx

Born 1974

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0345 PHOTOGRAPHER

Pierre-Yves Massot

Born 1977

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0356 FILM

Christophe Mouton

Born 1973

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0360 BASKET

Éric Cérase

Born 1970

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0370 ARTIST

Yahel Chirinian

Born 1970

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0400 SPORT

Karine Paturel

Born 1970

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0405 FOOTBALL

Sébastien Gimenez

Born 1974

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