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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 76 notable births.

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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0031 FOOTBALL

Abdelhamid El Kaoutari

Born 1990

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0053 FOOTBALL

Camille Catala

Born 1991

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0068 FOOTBALL

Jonathan Ligali

Born 1991

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0075 FOOTBALL

Nicolas Benezet

Born 1991

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0098 FOOTBALL

Alexander Djiku

Born 1994

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0127 PLAYER

Tessah Andrianjafitrimo

Born 1998

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0129 SKIER

Alizée Baron

Born 1992

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0174 FOOTBALL

Perle Morroni

Born 1997

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0178 FOOTBALL

Téji Savanier

Born 1991

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0183 PLAYER

Julien Lyneel

Born 1990

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0193 SWIMMER

Nicolas D'Oriano

Born 1997

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0210 FOOTBALL

Hugo Rodriguez (French footballer)

Born 1991

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0235 SPORT

Myriam Nicole

Born 1990

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0236 GOLF

Romain Wattel

Born 1991

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0249 DRIVER

Andrea Pizzitola

Born 1992

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0285 PLAYER

Jean Patry

Born 1996

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0312 CLIMB

Fanny Gibert

Born 1993

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0331 PLAYER

Kélian Galletier

Born 1992

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0332 ATHLETIC

Fanny Peltier

Born 1997

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0338 FOOTBALL

Dimitry Bertaud

Born 1998

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0362 ATHLETIC

Guillaume Victorin

Born 1990

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0363 SKIER

Marvin Van Heek

Born 1991

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0369 HOCKEY

Jason Crossman

Born 1990

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0403 PLAYER

Clément Daniel

Born 1991

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0416 FOOTBALL

Maxime Soulas

Born 1999

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0447 FOOTBALL

Meryll Wenger

Born 1994

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0479 FOOTBALL

Caroline La Villa

Born 1992

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0492 PLAYER

Mathieu Giudicelli

Born 1990

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0497 HANDBALL

Rémi Desbonnet

Born 1992

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0501 FOOTBALL

Bilel El Hamzaoui

Born 1992

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0507 PLAYER

Éric Escande

Born 1992

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0553 ACTOR

Lola Reve

Born 1992

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0559 DRIVER

Timothé Buret

Born 1995

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0575 PLAYER

Enzo Selponi

Born 1993

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0616 BASKET

Olivier Yao-Delon

Born 1995

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0661 PIANIST

Rémi Geniet

Born 1992

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0665 FOOTBALL

Hakim El Mokeddem

Born 1999

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0686 ATHLETIC

Jordan Guehaseim

Born 1997

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0694 ACTOR

Noureddine Chamari

Born 1993

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0707 PLAYER

Thomas Sauveterre

Born 1993

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0760 PLAYER

Vincent Giudicelli

Born 1997

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0789 FOOTBALL

Yanis Ammour

Born 1999

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0812 SWIMMER

Morad Berrada

Born 1991

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0825 SPORT

Clément Bessaguet

Born 1991

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