#14 famous people call Viviers their birthplace
Articles in 9 languages make the French footballer François Félix the best known. Behind the leader come Eugène Labaume and Henri Pavin de Lafarge. The first birth on record is Eugène Labaume’s, in 1783, and the last Claude Sevenier’s, in 1956. The list comes to 11 for every 10,000 residents, against 4 in the typical town in Ardèche.

Born in Viviers
Languages with an article: 9 for François Félix, 4 for Eugène Labaume, 2 for Henri Pavin de Lafarge.
#1Eugène Labaume
1783–1849French engineer
Henri Pavin de Lafarge
1889–1965French politician (1889-1965)
When Viviers’ famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Viviers is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Viviers
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Montélimar, at 66.
Questions about famous people from Viviers
Who is the most famous person from Viviers?
François Félix (French footballer) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Eugène Labaume and Henri Pavin de Lafarge.
How many famous people were born in Viviers?
4 people born in Viviers have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Viviers known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Viviers?
Eugène Labaume, born in 1783. The youngest on the list was born in 1956.
Who counts as from Viviers?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Viviers 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. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- François Félix: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Pic: Antigorky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustin Barruel: Barruel, Augustin, S.J. (1741-1820) (depicted), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Félix-Auguste Clément: Félix-Auguste Clément, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.


