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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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0122 ACTOR

Jacques Deschamps (acteur)

1931 - 2001

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0151 THEOLOGIAN

France Quéré

1936 - 1995

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0154 MUSIC

Frank Thomas (lyricist)

1936 - 2017

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0190 PLAYWRIGHT

Liliane Atlan

1932 - 2011

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0232 PSYCHOLOGIST

Jean Allouch

Born 1939

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0239 PRIEST

Jean Bonfils

Born 1930

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0250 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Gerard Béhague

1937 - 2005

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0258 HISTORIAN

Jean Sagnes

Born 1938

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0301 PROFESSOR

Henri Pujol

Born 1930

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0328 PAINTER

Vincent Bioulès

Born 1938

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0375 LAWYER

Jean-Marc Mousseron

1931 - 2000

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0381 ECONOMIST

André Teissier du Cros

Born 1937

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0413 GEOGRAPHER

Robert Ferras

1935 - 2013

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0419 POLITICIAN

Gérard Delfau

Born 1937

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0429 PAINTER

Michel Bertrand (peintre)

1935 - 2009

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0459 GEOGRAPHER

Henri Picheral

Born 1938

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0480 POLITICIAN

Bernard Serrou

Born 1938

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0498 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Pierre Jean Jeanniot

Born 1933

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0499 ADVERTISING

Jean-Michel Goudard

1939 - 2020

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0561 PAINTER

André Bourrié

Born 1936

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0601 ACADEMIC

Christian Anatole

1937 - 1987

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0666 MATHEMATICIAN

Jacqueline Naze Tjøtta

1935 - 2017

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0677 BASKET

Jacques Caballé

Born 1938

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0678 ARCHITECT

Jean-Claude Deshons

1930 - 2010

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0708 FOOTBALL

Gérard Aygoui

Born 1936

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0709 COMPOSER

Olivier Cambon

Born 1938

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0733 JOURNALIST

Bernard Joseph Cabanes

1933 - 1975

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