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MONTPELLIER

Most Famous People Born in Montpellier, France

Notable people
845
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1918
Most distinctive
Botanist 5.0×

The shadow of Europe's oldest medical faculty, founded in 1220, still lights up the Physician and Botanist benches — Rabelais and the herbalists casting long light. Layered on top is a surprising modern sporting vein of Handball and Driver names that makes this one of the stranger mash-ups in the Midi, equal parts Renaissance apothecary and Mediterranean weekend athlete.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Montpellier during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Montpellier Is Known For

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Politician is Montpellier's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (116).

Montpellier over-indexes on botanist — 5.0× the global rate.

Montpellier under-produces actor — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician116
  2. Football74
  3. Player41
  4. Painter38
  5. Writer37
  6. Actor25
  7. Botanist17
  8. Physician17
  1. Botanist175.0×
  2. Driver83.0×
  3. Handball83.0×
  4. Physician172.9×
  5. Officer142.5×
  6. Player412.5×
  7. Painter381.7×
  8. Sculptor91.6×
  1. Actor250.6×
  2. Singer120.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Montpellier's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0006 POLITICIAN

Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès

1753 - 1824

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0046 PHYSICIST

Louis-Sébastien Lenormand

1757 - 1837

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0051 OFFICER

Guillaume-Mathieu Dumas

1753 - 1837

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0052 DIPLOMAT

Louis-Alexandre de Launay, comte d'Antraigues

1753 - 1812

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0054 POLITICIAN

Pierre-Joseph Cambon

1756 - 1820

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0081 BOTANIST

Jean Guillaume Bruguière

1750 - 1798

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0118 PRIEST

Étienne Hubert de Cambacérès

1756 - 1818

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0187 DIPLOMAT

Ange-Élisabeth-Louis-Antoine Bonnier

1750 - 1799

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0271 POET

Cyrille Rigaud

1750 - 1824

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0308 LAWYER

Étienne Dejoly

1756 - 1837

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0351 POLITICIAN

Pierre August Lajard

1757 - 1837

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0508 PAINTER

Jacques Moulinier (peintre)

1757 - 1828

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0521 POLITICIAN

Jean Charles Joachim Davillier

1758 - 1846

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0547 POLITICIAN

Jean-François-Thomas Goulard

1755 - 1830

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0582 PAINTER

Jérôme-René Demoulin

1758 - 1799

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0610 POLITICIAN

Jean-Étienne Balguerie

1756 - 1831

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0621 POET

André-Auguste Tandon

1759 - 1824

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0638 ACADEMIC

Pierre Lafabrie

1751 - 1827

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0700 POLITICIAN

Jean-Baptiste-Barthélemy Lajard

1758 - 1822

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0772 MISSING

Guillaume Mathieu Dumas de Saint-Marcel

1755 - 1826

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0792 POLITICIAN

Charles-Marie de Barbeyrac de Saint-Maurice

1754 - 1834

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0793 POLITICIAN

Pierre-Louis Granier

1759 - 1827

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0795 POLITICIAN

Jean Antoine Joseph Davillier

1754 - 1831

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0807 POLITICIAN

François Denis Rouch

Born 1757

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0813 MISSING

Mathieu Tisson

1759 - 1825

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0836 MISSING

Louis Victor Aubert de la Mogère

1758 - 1837

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