42.6975° N, 2.8947° E
PERPIGNAN
Most Famous People Born in Perpignan, France
- Notable people
- 363
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1938
- Most distinctive
- Player 12.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Perpignan during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Perpignan Is Known For
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Player is Perpignan's biggest profession — 24% of all notables (86).
Perpignan over-indexes on player — 12.2× the global rate.
Perpignan under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Perpignan's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Hyacinthe Rigaud
1659 - 1743
Robert Brasillach
1909 - 1945
Martin of Aragon
1356 - 1410
John I of Aragon
1350 - 1396
Frédérick Bousquet
Born 1981
Carlo Schmid (German politician)
1896 - 1979
André Marty
1886 - 1956
Cali (singer)
Born 1968
Simon Fourcade
Born 1984
Dominique Bona
Born 1953
Isabelle Pasco
Born 1966
Étienne Arago
1802 - 1892
Christian d'Oriola
1928 - 2007
Valentin Magnan
1835 - 1916
Luce (singer)
Born 1990
François de Fossa
1775 - 1849
Menachem Meiri
1249 - 1306
Loïc Le Meur
Born 1972
Nicolas Mas
Born 1980
Joan-Lluís Lluís
Born 1963
Ludovic Fabregas
Born 1996
Profiat Duran
1350 - 1415
François Brousse
1913 - 1995
Louis Rousselet
1845 - 1929
Jean Talairach
1911 - 2007
Moses ben Joshua
1300 - 1362
Mathieu Madénian
Born 1976
Joan-Daniel Bezsonoff
Born 1963
Jules Pams
1852 - 1930
David Marty
Born 1982
Charles Depéret
1854 - 1929
Pascal Baills
Born 1964
Pierre Barrère
1690 - 1755
Gabrielle van Zuylen
1933 - 2010
Jean Gilles (French Army officer)
1904 - 1961
José Quer y Martínez
1695 - 1764
Ferdinand of Majorca
1278 - 1316
Thomas Lièvremont
Born 1973
Josette Daydé
1923 - 1995
Joseph Calmette
1873 - 1952
Matthieu Lièvremont
Born 1975
Nayah
Born 1960
Eliska Cross
Born 1986
Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid
Born 1957
Marie-Josée Roig
Born 1938
Jacques-François Gallay
1795 - 1864
Léo Figuères
1918 - 2011
Romain Grau
Born 1974
Daniel Tosi
Born 1953
Étienne Piquiral
1901 - 1945
François Calvet
Born 1953
Jean-Daniel Padovani
Born 1980
Charlotte Julian
Born 1951
Margaux Fabre
Born 1992
Bernard Goutta
Born 1972
Vincent Jordy
Born 1961
Cécile Hernandez
Born 1974
Hervé Alicarte
Born 1974
Mathieu Bénézet
1946 - 2013
Renée Doria
Born 1921
André de Richaud
1907 - 1968
Hamé
Born 1975
Daniel Mach
Born 1955
Jérôme Porical
Born 1985
Arlette Franco
1939 - 2010
Fanny Horta
Born 1986
Louis Thomas (writer)
1885 - 1962
Ernest Cabaner
1833 - 1881
Jordi Delclos
Born 1985
Anna Maria Antigó
1602 - 1676
Raymond Sudre
1870 - 1962
J.M. Erre
Born 1971
Bruno Giner
Born 1960
Jacques Domergue
Born 1953
Louis Codet
1876 - 1914
Armand Batlle
Born 1987
André Bach
1943 - 2017
Christophe Euzet
Born 1967
Jérôme Schuster
Born 1985
Claude Combes
Born 1935
Suzanne Bodin de Boismortier
1722 - 1799
Frédéric Cermeno
Born 1979
Antoine Redier
1817 - 1892
Nadir El Fassi
Born 1983
Émile Sarrau
1837 - 1904
Sébastien Cazenove
Born 1976
Antoine Maurin (painter)
1793 - 1860
Robert Rius
1914 - 1944
Raoul Got
1900 - 1955
Antoine Taudou
1846 - 1925
Georges Bousquet
1818 - 1854
Nicolas-Eustache Maurin
1799 - 1850
Maxime Pélican
Born 1998
Brice Mach
Born 1986
Louis Chauvet
1906 - 1981
Gaspard Rigaud
1661 - 1705
Fanny Babou
Born 1989
Michel Jean Joseph Brial
1743 - 1828
Marie Barrère-Affre
1885 - 1963
Jean-François Bachelot
Born 1977
Angélique Duchemin
1991 - 2017
Alexandre Artus
1821 - 1911
Pierre Aylagas
Born 1942
Jean Désiré Bascoulès
1886 - 1976
Jean Becat
Born 1941
Hélène Legrais
Born 1961
Emmanuel Brousse
1866 - 1926
Farid Sid
Born 1979
Amédée Artus
1815 - 1892
Morgan Escaré
Born 1991
Franck Azéma
Born 1971
Olivier Olibeau
Born 1977
Jean-François Imbernon
Born 1951
Jacqueline Irles
Born 1957
Florian Lucchini
Born 1981
Julien Valero
Born 1984
Paul Massot
1800 - 1881
Pierre Bourdan
1909 - 1948
Françoise Waquet
-
Guido Terrena
1270 - 1342
Bruno Alicarte
Born 1972
Jayme Alaric de Perpignan
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Lionel Torres
Born 1975
Raymond Gigot
1885 - 1915
Sandrine Erdely-Sayo
Born 1968
Jean Codognès
Born 1953
Pierre Rameil
1878 - 1936
Pierre Lunel
Born 1947
Pascal Bomati
Born 1973
Albert Saisset
1842 - 1894
Jean-Émile Resplandy
1866 - 1928
Cécile Jeanson
Born 1972
Patrick Arlettaz
Born 1972
Fabrice Erre
Born 1973
Max Havart
1924 - 2006
Edith Crash
Born 1983
Yohann Vivalda
Born 1988
Joseph-Barthélemy-François Carrère
1740 - 1803
Éloi Pélissier
Born 1991
Thomas Bosc
Born 1983
Aimé Giral
1895 - 1915
Serge Llado
-
Jean Birotteau
1758 - 1793
Paul Goze
Born 1951
Bernard Arnaud
1768 - 1839
Raph Dumas
Born 1974
Myriam Aziza
Born 1971
Joseph Xaupi
1688 - 1778
Léon Comès
1889 - 1915
Nawal Meniker
Born 1997
Benoît Cabello
Born 1980
Jean-Claude Rolland
1931 - 1967
Pierre Ponsich
1912 - 1999
Hilaire Muñoz
Born 1983
Jules Bouis
1822 - 1886
Laurent Sempéré
Born 1985
André Fabre (orientaliste)
1932 - 2009
Jean-Pierre Pérez
Born 1984
Eugène Collache
1847 - 1883
Marc-André 2 Figueres
Born 1959
Cyril Massarotto
Born 1975
John Boudebza
Born 1990
Gaston Vuillier
1845 - 1915
Henry Dupuy-Mazuel
1885 - 1962
Henri Bosc
1884 - 1967
Simon Boussiron
1873 - 1958
Jérôme Guisset
Born 1978
Jules Amigues
1829 - 1883
Jean-Luc Escayol
Born 1972
Bertrand Guiry
Born 1988
François Nogué
Born 1956
François Delcos
1881 - 1972
Alex Sanders (auteur)
Born 1964
Sébastien Martins
Born 1985
Renée Soum
Born 1940
Eugène Louis Bucquoy
1879 - 1958
François Sarda
1929 - 2005
Maxime Delonca
Born 1988
Jordi Carbonell i Tries
1920 - 2013
Mathieu Raynal
Born 1981
Jean Payra
1882 - 1937
Joseph Tastu
1787 - 1849
Guillaume Boronad
Born 1979
Guillaume Vilaceca
Born 1983
Justin Durand
1798 - 1889
Jacques Cantier
Born 1967
Jacques-François-Hippolyte Durand
1768 - 1852
Thomas Carrère
1714 - 1764
Henri Pigaillem
Born 1958
Paul Gottereau
1843 - 1904
Mathieu Puig
Born 1978
Thierry Casasnovas
Born 1974
Marcel Marie Auguste Chauvenet
1906 - 1988
Mercè Diogène Guilera
1922 - 2014
Alain Marez
Born 1938
Jordi d'Ornós
1380 - 1452
Sébastien Planas
Born 1984
Pascal Jampy
Born 1973
Marcel Oms
1931 - 1993
Émile Brousse
1850 - 1914
Jaubert Gaucelm
1375 - 1434
Henry Colomer
Born 1950
Matthieu Bourret
Born 1985
Robert Barande
1926 - 2001
Alain Ruiz
Born 1969
Jean-Louis Nou
1941 - 1992
Franck Eulry
Born 1958
Jean Amanrich
1893 - 1963
Julien Touxagas
Born 1984
François-Xavier de Llucia
1752 - 1794
Paul Pairet
Born 1964
Annie Pujol
Born 1961
Cyrille Gossard
Born 1982
Annie Garrigues
Born 1919
Francis Pasquier
1901 - 1969
Jean Marty (joueur de billard)
1925 - 2015
Didier Cabestany
1969 - 2020
Marc Delpoux
Born 1963
Albert Larrieu
1872 - 1925
Bertrand Planes
Born 1975
Jean Bassères
Born 1960
Christian Cambillau
Born 1951
Steeve Laffont
Born 1975
Jean-Louis Massoubre
1938 - 2016
Ilias Bergal
Born 1996
Claude Chalaguier
1936 - 2019
Laura Vazquez
Born 1986
Marcel Baillette
1904 - 1987
Félix Mercader
1892 - 1949
Jacqueline Cadet
1920 - 1991
Thomas Vilaceca
Born 1990
Gabriel de Llobet
1872 - 1957
Maxime Grésèque
Born 1981
Boris Béthéry
Born 1983
René Marquès
1923 - 2013
Alain Macabiau
Born 1966
Bernardin de Rosset de Fleury
1718 - 1781
Jacques Farran
1928 - 1999
José Calle
1953 - 2020
Fabien Grammatico (rugby à XV)
Born 1985
Patrick Revelles
Born 1968
Manuel d'Aux Borrellas
Died 1665
Fabien Rofes
Born 1981
Adolphe Amouroux
1836 - 1886
Antoinette Belloc
1873 - 1942
Stéphane de Bésombes
Born 1972
Formit de Perpinyà
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Fortugé
1887 - 1923
Gilles Bosch
Born 1990
Caroline Roque
Born 1975
Théodore Guiter
1797 - 1875
Jacques Bailbé
1924 - 1992
Célestin Manalt
1867 - 1942
Roger Ramis
1902 - 1985
Jean Arrous
1876 - 1935
Léon Nérel
1855 - 1931
Christine Corvisier
Born 1982
Édouard Rolland
1833 - 1919
François de Fossa (juriste)
1726 - 1789
Philippe Boher
Born 1969
William Carnimolla
Born 1980
François-Antoine de La Boissière
1734 - 1808
Jules Escarguel
1861 - 1930
Christophe Palma
Born 1969
Joseph de Banyuls
1764 - 1833
Élie Delcros
1844 - 1904
Édouard Barrera
1836 - 1903
Hubert Marty-Vrayance
Born 1958
Maurice de Barescut
1865 - 1960
Patrick Laval
-
Fabrice Catala
Born 1992
Joseph Gaspard
1902 - 1959
Joseph II de Lazerme
1787 - 1853
Hippolyte Picas
1796 - 1861
Henry Michaud
1875 - 1945
Enzo Forletta
Born 1994
Henri Rosès
Died 1934
Némir (rappeur)
-
Jo Boyer
-
Sabri Alliche
Born 1991
René Picamal Coma
Born 1961
Félix Barbe
1885 - 1981
Didier Plana
Born 1972
Robert François Raymond Marty
Born 1936
Thomas Aniès
Born 1986
Laurian Tarris
Born 1993
Daniel Fargeas
1934 - 2009
Gérard Majoral
Born 1966
Joseph Carrère (médecin)
1680 - 1735
Michel Jean Paul Daudiès
1763 - 1839
Vincent Graule
Born 1904
Prosper Auriol fils
1861 - 1944
Didier Brousse
Born 1960
Maurice Porra
1906 - 1950
Christopher Ruiz
Born 1984
Marie Bourret
Born 1982
Philippe Soum
1888 - 1968
Clément Blanc
1897 - 1982
Sébastien Llado
Born 1973
Bastien Ribot
Born 1986