Avignon
Avignon, a city in southeastern France's Provence region, is set on the Rhône River. From 1309 to 1377, it was the seat of the Catholic popes. It remained under papal rule until becoming part of France in 1791. This legacy can be seen in the massive Palais des Papes (Popes' Palace) in the city center, which is surrounded by medieval stone ramparts.
People born in Avignon (First 49 people) - Page 0
Benoît Paire
French tennis player
Pierre Boulle
French novelist
Jacques Revel
French historian
Olivier Messiaen
French composer
René Girard
French polymath
Anthony Briançon
French footballer
Jean Alesi
French motorsports racing driver
Younès Belhanda
French-Moroccan footballer
Mazarine Pingeot
French writer
Éric Di Meco
French former football player
Patrick Collot
French football manager
Claude Joseph Vernet
French painter
Mickael Barzalona
French jockey
Cédric Carrasso
French former football player
Sandrine Veysset
French film director
Jacques Malaterre
French filmmaker
Christophe Rousset
French harpsichordist
Giuliano Alesi
French-Japanese motorsports racing driver
Ludovic Radosavljevic
Emma Daumas
French singer-songwriter
Edmond Alphandéry
French Politician
Johann Carrasso
French football player
Naima Belkhiati
French actor
Loïc Corbery
French actor
Mathias Bourgue
French tennis player
Michael Goulian
American aviator
Bernard Kouchner
Former Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France
Tony Gigot
Rugby league player
Samuel Gigot
French football player
Jacques Lenoir
Roselyne Bosch
French screenwriter
Antoine Mariotte
French composer
Emmanuel Ratier
Journalist
Muriel Casals
Former Member of the Parliament of Catalonia
Teddy Richert
French goalkeeper
Patrick Baud
French graphic designer
Théodore Aubanel
Poet
Joseph Roumanille
Poet
Joseph Balthazar Silvestre
Illuminator
Guy Bonnet
Writer
Eric Breton
French composer
Yoann Touzghar
Football player
Geoffroy Lejeune
French journalist
Benjamin Jullien
Adrien Bosc
Author
Christian Ranucci
Salesman
Paul Cattier
French football player
