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Famous people · Annot, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

2 famous people were born in Annot

Jacques Verdollin, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in one language. The other is Paul Rabiers du Villars, the French politician. Births span 1738 to 1837, from Jacques Verdollin to Paul Rabiers du Villars. Fewer than a quarter of the 49 towns in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence with famous people list more.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Verdollin
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1738
Jacques Verdollin
Youngest
1837
Paul Rabiers du Villars
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Annot

JV#1
Politics & Law

Jacques Verdollin

1738–1793

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
PV#2
Politics & Law

Paul Rabiers du Villars

1837–1898

French politician (1837-1898)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗

Questions about famous people from Annot

Who is the most famous person from Annot?

Jacques Verdollin (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Paul Rabiers du Villars.

How many famous people were born in Annot?

2 people born in Annot have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Annot known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Annot?

Jacques Verdollin, born in 1738. The youngest on the list was born in 1837.

Who counts as from Annot?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Annot itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.

Why is someone missing?

Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.

From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns.

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.