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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 33 notable births.

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 33 of 420 notable people

0011 FOOTBALL

Cédric Carrasso

Born 1981

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0015 PLAYER

Benoît Paire

Born 1989

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0020 SINGER

Emma Daumas

Born 1983

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0024 FOOTBALL

Johann Carrasso

Born 1988

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0028 HANDBALL

Camille Ayglon

Born 1985

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0037 FOOTBALL

Alexandre Barthe

Born 1986

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0040 ROWER

Jérémie Azou

Born 1989

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0047 FOOTBALL

Yoann Touzghar

Born 1986

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0059 FOOTBALL

Jonathan Lacourt

Born 1986

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0084 HANDBALL

Guillaume Saurina

Born 1981

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0088 WRITER

Adrien Bosc

Born 1986

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0093 OLYMPIC

Olivier Bausset

Born 1982

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0106 JOURNALIST

Geoffroy Lejeune

Born 1988

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0108 SWIMMER

Céline Couderc

Born 1983

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0110 PLAYER

Ludovic Radosavljevic

Born 1989

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0120 PLAYER

Damien Tussac

Born 1988

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0131 ARCHER

Franck Fisseux

Born 1985

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0138 FOOTBALL

Philippe Toledo

Born 1983

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0149 SWIMMER

Julien Sauvage

Born 1985

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0160 SKATER

Benoît Richaud

Born 1988

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0165 PLAYER

Malik Hamadache

Born 1988

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0191 FOOTBALL

Jérôme Pérez

Born 1982

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0199 FOOTBALL

Youssef Idrissi

Born 1988

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0217 MUSIC

Audrey Sylvain

Born 1984

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0226 ACTOR

Clémentine Domptail

Born 1980

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0242 FOOTBALL

Paul Cattier

Born 1986

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0262 POLITICIAN

Amine El Khatmi

Born 1987

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0284 PHOTOGRAPHER

Fabien Pio

Born 1988

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0321 FOOTBALL

Nicolas Cicut

Born 1983

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0326 ACTOR

Fanny Carbonnel

Born 1988

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0354 HOCKEY

Matthieu Frécon

Born 1989

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0365 SINGER

La sale Famine de Valfunde

Born 1981

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0414 PLAYER

Christophe Rozier

Born 1982

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