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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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0029 PAINTER

François-Xavier Fabre

1766 - 1837

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0040 POET

Pierre, comte Daru

1767 - 1829

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0044 BOTANIST

Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet

1761 - 1807

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0100 OFFICER

Louis Lepic

1765 - 1827

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0284 POET

Auguste Rigaud

1760 - 1835

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0293 POLITICIAN

Jacques David Martin de Campredon

1761 - 1837

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0405 POLITICIAN

André Jean Simon Nougarède de Fayet

1765 - 1845

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0409 LAWYER

Étienne Mejan

1766 - 1846

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0441 MILITAR

Baptiste Pierre Bisson

1767 - 1811

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0469 POLITICIAN

Claude Dominique Côme Fabre

1762 - 1794

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0491 BOTANIST

Pierre Rémi François de Paule Willemet

1762 - 1790

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0524 MILITAR

Jean Gaspard Pascal René

1768 - 1808

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0532 BOTANIST

Marie Jacques Philippe Mouton-Fontenille de La Clo

1769 - 1837

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0534 OFFICER

Marc Cabanes de Puymisson

1760 - 1831

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0543 ARCHITECT

Charles-Étienne Durand

1762 - 1840

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0669 MILITAR

Louis-Joseph Mejan

1764 - 1831

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0696 MILITAR

Joachim Hippolyte Lepic

1768 - 1835

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0701 POLITICIAN

Barthélemy Jouvent

1763 - 1831

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0722 OFFICER

Joseph Sébastien Mayer

1763 - 1834

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0726 POLITICIAN

Michel Tabarié

1768 - 1839

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0762 OFFICER

Jacques Fontane

1765 - 1833

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0794 POLITICIAN

Jean-Raymond Caizergues

1764 - 1844

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0808 POLITICIAN

Jacques Valantin

Born 1767

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0820 BANK

Louis-Barthélémy Bastide

1768 - 1821

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0823 COLONEL

Charles Joseph Leduc

1767 - 1809

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0830 RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE

François Félix Vignes

1769 - 1799

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0831 MILITAR

Pierre Joseph Dominique Guillaume Morel

1763 - 1834

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