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Frigolet-Montagnette, Rhône River and Durance, Graveson, Barbentane - P1280046 - Rognonas - Avignon (cropped)Photo: Esby 19:57, 6 April 2010 (UTC), (crop of photo: User:LudwigSebastianMicheler ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people · Barbentane, Bouches-du-Rhône

2 famous people call Barbentane their birthplace

Henri Fontaine is the best known, with articles in 3 languages. The other is Louis Veray. Of its neighbours, Avignon, 5 mi away, lists the most: 276, Mireille Mathieu first. The earliest on the list is Louis Veray, born in 1820, and the youngest Henri Fontaine, born in 1925.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Fontaine
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1820
Louis Veray
Youngest
1925
Henri Fontaine
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Barbentane

HF#1
Sports

Henri Fontaine

1925–2018

French association football player and association football manager (1925-2018)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LV#2
Writing & Arts

Louis Veray

1820–1891

19th century Provencal French sculptor

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Barbentane is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Avignon lists the most people: 276.

Questions about famous people from Barbentane

Who is the most famous person from Barbentane?

Henri Fontaine (French association football player and association football manager (1925-2018)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Veray.

How many famous people were born in Barbentane?

2 people born in Barbentane have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Barbentane known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Barbentane?

Louis Veray, born in 1820. The youngest on the list was born in 1925.

Who counts as from Barbentane?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Barbentane 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 (6)

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.