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 29 of 420 notable people

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Younès Belhanda

Born 1990

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Cédric Carrasso

Born 1981

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Johann Carrasso

Born 1988

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Éric Di Meco

Born 1963

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Alexandre Barthe

Born 1986

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Teddy Richert

Born 1974

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Patrick Cubaynes

Born 1960

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Yoann Touzghar

Born 1986

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Jonathan Lacourt

Born 1986

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Samuel Gigot

Born 1993

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Anthony Briançon

Born 1994

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Cédric Mouret

Born 1978

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Léa Rubio

Born 1991

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Patrick Collot

Born 1967

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Bruno Savry

Born 1974

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Philippe Toledo

Born 1983

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Éric Garcin

Born 1965

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André Biancarelli

Born 1970

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Franck Lucchesi

Born 1963

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Jérôme Pérez

Born 1982

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Youssef Idrissi

Born 1988

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Maxime Blanc

Born 1992

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Jimmy Kamghain

Born 1992

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Paul Cattier

Born 1986

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Laurie Saulnier

Born 1995

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Nicolas Cicut

Born 1983

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Nicolas Marx

Born 1974

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Richard Martin (footballer, born 1962)

Born 1962

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Sébastien Gimenez

Born 1974

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