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×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Perpignan during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 51 notable births.

What Perpignan Is Known For

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Player is Perpignan's biggest profession — 24% of all notables (86).

Perpignan over-indexes on player12.2× the global rate.

Perpignan under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Player86
  2. Politician49
  3. Writer16
  4. Composer14
  5. Football14
  6. Painter10
  7. Actor9
  8. Lawyer9
  1. Player8612.2×
  2. Composer142.9×
  3. Swimmer52.8×
  4. Sculptor52.1×
  5. Physician52.0×
  6. Poet61.6×
  7. Militar71.6×
  8. Historian61.6×
  1. Football140.3×
  2. Actor90.5×

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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363 notable people

0301 SCÈNE

Marie-José Malis

Born 1966

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0302 DESSINATEUR

Dobritz

Born 1956

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0303 PRIEST

Joseph-Anne-Luc Falcombelle de Ponte d'Albaret —

1736 - 1800

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0304 PLAYER

Marion Talayrach

Born 1979

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0305 PLAYER

Michel Bardes

1943 - 2017

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0306 POLITICIAN

Michel de Coma-Serra

1735 - 1813

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0307 POLITICIAN

Jean-Baptiste François de Terrats

1740 - 1796

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0308 PRINTER

Jean Alzine

1767 - 1833

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0309 ENGINEER

Antoine Tastu

1818 - 1883

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0310 DRIVER

Laurent Delahaye

Born 1977

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0311 POLITICIAN

Jacques Durand-Fajon

1758 - 1831

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0312 NAVY

François Gabriel Pierre Jaubert

1903 - 1946

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0313 SCULPTOR

Arnau Campredon

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0314 PLAYER

David Guasch

Born 1990

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0315 POLITICIAN

Jean-Pierre Poeydavant

1769 - 1838

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0316 COMEDIAN

Arnaud Crampon

Born 1975

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0317 POLITICIAN

André Gaspard

1925 - 1999

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0318 WRESTLER

Calixte Delmas

1906 - 1927

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0319 NAVY

Jules Ribell

1828 - 1892

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0320 ATHLETIC

Denise Brial

Born 1948

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0321 OBOIST

Sébastien Giot

Born 1978

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0322 PLAYER

Robert Raynal

1936 - 2010

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0323 COMPOSER

Émile Petit

1846 - 1923

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0324 PLAYER

Jean-Pierre Massines

Born 1965

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0325 POLITICIAN

Abdon Tastu

1754 - 1808

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0326 PLAYER

Gilles Arnaudiès

Born 1990

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0327 PLAYER

Romain Bézian

Born 1988

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0328 CHOREOGRAPHER

Mathieu Guilhaumon

Born 1979

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0329 LAWYER

Philippe Renard de Saint-Malo

1815 - 1883

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0330 POLITICIAN

François Antoine Léonard Siau

Born 1744

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0331 POLITICIAN

François Césaire Jalabert

1769 - 1832

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0332 KICKBOXER

Laurent Carrère

Born 1983

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0333 PLAYER

Maud Camatta

Born 1980

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0334 POLITICIAN

Joseph Desprès

1753 - 1834

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0335 PLAYER

Joseph Marmayou

1898 - 1978

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0336 PLAYER

Cédrik Cabestany

Born 1979

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0337 POLITICIAN

Laurent Baudru

1888 - 1962

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0338 PLAYER

Paul Dejean (rugby)

1921 - 2003

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0339 PRINTER

Jean-Baptiste Alzine

1803 - 1883

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0340 PLAYER

Jonathan Torres

Born 1985

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0341 PAINTER

Arnaud Gassies

1390 - 1456

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0342 PLAYER

Jérôme Gendre

1977 - 2020

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0343 NUN

Jeanne de Balanda

1862 - 1925

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0344 PLAYER

Sébastien Mercier (rugby à XV)

Born 1984

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0345 FILM

François Barnole

1932 - 1992

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0346 PLAYER

Fabien Berneau

Born 1980

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0347 MERCHANT

Jean Alex

1876 - 1954

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0348 MILITAR

André Ignace Mas

1765 - 1822

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0349 RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE

Joseph Monroux

1767 - 1801

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0350 PLAYER

Jean Vergès

Born 1934

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0351 BANK

Prosper Auriol père

1821 - 1870

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0352 PLAYER

Olivier Benassis

Born 1982

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0353 RUGBY

Ugo Martin

Born 1998

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0354 PLAYER

Hugo Alimi

Born 1992

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0355 ARCHITECT

Cyprien Lloansi

1903 - 1984

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0356 PLAYER

Étienne Cayrol

Born 1898

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0357 BUSINESS

Georges Badosa

1903 - 1977

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0358 PLAYER

Vincent Sabardeil

Born 1979

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0359 MONGE

Guilherme Sedacer

1370 - 1382

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0360 SCULPTOR

Llàtzer Tramulles el Joven

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0361 PLAYER

Louis Dutrey

Born 1894

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0362 JOCKEY

Frank Savannah

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0363 PLAYER

Mathieu Pla

Born 1985

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