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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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Showing 38 of 845 notable people

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Frédéric Bazille

1841 - 1870

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Alexandre Cabanel

1823 - 1889

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Joseph-Marie Vien

1716 - 1809

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Sébastien Bourdon

1616 - 1671

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François-Xavier Fabre

1766 - 1837

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Jean Ranc

1674 - 1735

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Jean Raoux

1677 - 1734

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Auguste-Barthélemy Glaize

1807 - 1893

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Josep Cusachs

1851 - 1908

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Max Leenhardt

1853 - 1941

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Léon Cauvy

1874 - 1933

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Érik Rémès

Born 1964

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Antoine Ranc

1634 - 1716

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Édouard-Antoine Marsal

1845 - 1929

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Pierre Cabanel

1838 - 1918

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Vincent Bioulès

Born 1938

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Guillaume-Charles Brun

1825 - 1908

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Emmanuelle Villard

Born 1970

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Ernest Michel

1833 - 1902

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Eugène Castelnau

1827 - 1894

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Frédéric Peyson

1807 - 1877

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Édouard-Alexandre Bernard

1879 - 1950

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Michel Bertrand (peintre)

1935 - 2009

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Léon Courbouleix

1887 - 1972

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Pierre Vaneau

1653 - 1694

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Jacques Moulinier (peintre)

1757 - 1828

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Charles Paulin François Matet

1791 - 1870

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Toussaint-François Node-Véran

1773 - 1852

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André Bourrié

Born 1936

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Georges Dezeuze

1905 - 2004

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Jean Matet

1870 - 1936

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Jérôme-René Demoulin

1758 - 1799

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Jacques Arnaud

1918 - 1990

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Gabriel Coffinières de Nordeck

1844 - 1898

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Gonzague Privat

Born 1843

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Jean-Pierre Victor Faliès

1849 - 1901

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Albert-Frédéric-Alexandre Mittenhoff

1853 - 1904

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Jean-Frédéric Delon

1778 - 1838

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