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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.

What Montpellier Is Known For

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

Montpellier over-indexes on botanist5.0× 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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Showing 41 of 845 notable people

0037 PIANIST

Pascal Comelade

Born 1955

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0048 ASTROPHYSICIST

Françoise Combes

Born 1952

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0050 DRIVER

Didier Auriol

Born 1958

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0104 POLITICIAN

Philippe Saurel

Born 1957

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0107 FOOTBALL

Jean-Louis Gasset

Born 1953

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0111 BUSINESS

Henri Malosse

Born 1954

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0136 THERAPIST

Christophe André

Born 1956

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0141 POLITICIAN

Jean-Pierre Grand

Born 1950

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0168 POLITICIAN

Patrick Vignal

Born 1958

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0228 PLAYER

Jacques Delmas

Born 1957

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0233 SPORT

Patrick Bonnet

Born 1957

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0245 GUITAR

Gérard Pansanel

Born 1952

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0266 WRITER

Claire Mazard

Born 1957

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0289 JOURNALIST

Pierre Servent

Born 1954

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0325 FILM

Claudine Nougaret

Born 1958

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0359 CURATOR

Vincent Pomarède

Born 1959

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0377 SWIMMER

Bernard Combet

Born 1953

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0379 PUBLISHER

Jean Mouttapa

Born 1956

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0383 BUSINESS

Yves Romestan

Born 1955

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0385 LAWYER

François Roux (avocat)

Born 1951

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0408 FIGHTER

Jacky Siméon

Born 1952

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0436 FOOTBALL

Serge Devèze

1956 - 2015

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0465 POLITICIAN

Karim Djoudi

Born 1958

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0466 WRITER

Jean-Frédéric Brun

Born 1956

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0517 COMPOSER

Solorazaf

Born 1956

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0535 FOOTBALL

Jean-Marc Valadier

Born 1957

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0537 LAWYER

Marie-Danièle Campion

Born 1952

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0541 ART DEALER

Patrick Seguin

Born 1954

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0567 ACADEMIC

Pierre-Louis Malosse

1952 - 2013

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0576 COMMUNICATION

Magali Vaissière

Born 1957

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0587 PHILOLOGIST

Michel Lafon

1954 - 2014

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0615 ECONOMIST

Philippe Le Houérou

Born 1957

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0664 PLAYER

Jean-Pierre Pesteil

Born 1954

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0685 ENGINEER

Pierre Couveinhes

Born 1950

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0714 ATHLETIC

Paul Bourdin

Born 1957

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0751 COMPOSER

Jean-Jacques Di Tucci

Born 1958

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0755 SOMMELIER

Michel Hermet

Born 1953

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0759 PLAYER

Henri Mioch

Born 1954

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0801 TORERO

Chinito

Born 1953

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0835 FOOTBALL

Bruno Devot

Born 1956

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0839 NOVELIST

Christian Estèbe

Born 1953

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