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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 prelate — 22.4× 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 44 of 420 notable people

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Claude Joseph Vernet

1714 - 1789

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Pierre Parrocel

1664 - 1739

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Pierre Grivolas

1823 - 1906

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Pierre II Mignard

1640 - 1725

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Antoine Louis Roussin

1819 - 1894

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Paul Saïn

1853 - 1908

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Alfred Lesbros

1873 - 1940

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Paul Mignard

1639 - 1691

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Édouard-Auguste Imer

1820 - 1881

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Jacques-Ignace Parrocel

1667 - 1722

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Étienne Parrocel

1696 - 1775

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Clément Brun (peintre)

1868 - 1920

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Joseph François Parrocel

1704 - 1781

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Jules Flour

1864 - 1921

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Joseph Hurard

1887 - 1956

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Michel Trinquier

Born 1931

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Victor Crumière

1895 - 1950

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Antoine Chantron

1771 - 1842

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Étienne-Antoine Parrocel

1817 - 1896

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Émile Beaussier

1874 - 1943

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Louis Agricol Montagné

1879 - 1960

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Claude Firmin

1864 - 1944

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Émile Bouneau

1902 - 1970

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François Artaud

1767 - 1838

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Louis Marie Sicard

1743 - 1825

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Antoine Grivolas

1843 - 1902

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Évariste de Valernes

1816 - 1896

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Jean-Pierre Gras

1879 - 1964

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Henry Le Chénier

1937 - 2014

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Madeleine Plantey

1890 - 1985

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Louis Fernez

1900 - 1984

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Pierre Laplanche

1803 - 1883

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Alfred Bergier

1881 - 1971

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Philippe Boutibonnes

Born 1938

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Joseph Meissonnier (peintre)

1864 - 1943

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Pierre Ignace Parrocel

1702 - 1775

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Auguste Roure

1878 - 1936

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Jean-Baptiste Brunel

1844 - 1919

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Joseph Aubanel

1816 - 1879

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Michel Bonnaud

1934 - 2008

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Hyacinthe Royet

1862 - 1926

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Marius Saïn

1877 - 1961

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Marie Parrocel

1743 - 1824

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Charles Barbantan

1845 - 1932

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