Avignon
Avignon ranks 562nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind York, Jakarta, and Niš. Memorable people born in Avignon include Pope Urban VI, Mireille Mathieu, and Olivier Messiaen. Memorable people who died in Avignon include Pope Urban V, Pope Clement VI, and Pope John XXII. Avignon has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many religious figures, and politicians. Avignon is located in France.
Avignon is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the commune had a population of 93,671 as of the census results of 2017, with about 16,000 living in the ancient town centre enclosed by its medieval walls. The Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon, a cooperation structure of 16 communes, had 197,102 inhabitants in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1310 and 1999, Avignon was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including Pope Urban VI, Mireille Mathieu, and Olivier Messiaen. Additionaly, 34 globally memorable people have passed away in Avignon including Pope Urban V, Pope Clement VI, and Pope John XXII. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Avignon than were born there.
People Born in Avignon
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Pope Urban VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1318 - 1389
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 19
Mireille Mathieu
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 9
Olivier Messiaen
COMPOSER
1908 - 1992
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 1
Pierre Boulle
WRITER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 20
René Girard
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 16
Laura de Noves
WRITER
1310 - 1348
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 22
Claude Joseph Vernet
PAINTER
1714 - 1789
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 23
Alexandre de Rhodes
LINGUIST
1591 - 1660
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 24
Jean Alesi
RACING DRIVER
1964 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 3
Bernard Kouchner
PHYSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 5
Guy Bonnet
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2024
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 26
Jean-Joseph Mouret
COMPOSER
1682 - 1738
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 25
Newly Added People Born in Avignon
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People Deceased in Avignon
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Pope Urban V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1310 - 1370
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 10
Pope Clement VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1291 - 1352
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 34
Pope John XXII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1244 - 1334
HPI: 81.45
Rank: 5
Pope Innocent VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1282 - 1362
HPI: 81.33
Rank: 6
Pope Benedict XII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1280 - 1342
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 12
John Stuart Mill
ECONOMIST
1806 - 1873
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 26
Meister Eckhart
PHILOSOPHER
1260 - 1328
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 4
Simone Martini
PAINTER
1284 - 1344
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 13
Antipope Clement VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1342 - 1394
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 20
Laura de Noves
WRITER
1310 - 1348
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 17
Pierre d'Ailly
PHILOSOPHER
1350 - 1420
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 18
Guillaume Brune
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1815
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 19
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Avignon were soccer players (6), writers (4), composers (2), racing drivers (2), and religious figures (1), while most who died were religious figures (7), politicians (6), philosophers (5), writers (5), and painters (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Avignon, including Éric Di Meco, Younès Belhanda, and Cédric Carrasso. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Avignon, including Éric Di Meco, Younès Belhanda, and Cédric Carrasso.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Avignon since 1700.
