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Famous people · Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône

The 4 famous people born in Cassis, led by Jean-Jacques Barthélemy

Articles in 29 languages make the French writer and numismatist Jean-Jacques Barthélemy the best known. The French surgeon Auguste Vidal de Cassis ranks second, ahead of Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret. The list runs from Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, born in 1716, to Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret, born in 1999. For every 10,000 residents there are 6 on the list, well above the typical Bouches-du-Rhône town’s 1.4.

#1 best knownJean-Jacques BarthélemyWriting & Arts · 1716–1795
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1716
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
Youngest
1999
Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Cassis

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy leads with articles in 29 languages, ahead of Auguste Vidal de Cassis (3) and Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret (3).

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy#1
Writing & Arts

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy

1716–1795

French writer and numismatist (1716-1795)

29 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AC#2
Science & Medicine

Auguste Vidal de Cassis

1803–1856

French surgeon (1803-1856)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LA#3
Film, TV & Stage

Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret

born 1999

French actor

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Cassis’ famous people were born

The 1710s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1700175018001850190019502000Alain MistreAuguste Vidal de CassisJean-Jacques Barthélemy
Writing & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Cassis is known for

The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Cassis

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Aubagne counts 47 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Cassis

Who is the most famous person from Cassis?

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (French writer and numismatist (1716-1795)) is the best known by our measure: 29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Auguste Vidal de Cassis and Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret.

How many famous people were born in Cassis?

4 people born in Cassis have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Cassis known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cassis?

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, born in 1716. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.

Who counts as from Cassis?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cassis 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 (3)

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.