Photo: Fr.Latreille · CC BY-SA 3.0Gréasque has just one famous person to its name: Claude Bertrand
In 1919, the French actor Claude Bertrand was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 6 languages. Within 4 mi, Gardanne lists the most: 14, with Daniel Xuereb first.
Born in Gréasque
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Gardanne has the most on record: 14.
Questions about famous people from Gréasque
Who is the most famous person from Gréasque?
Claude Bertrand (French actor) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Gréasque?
1 people born in Gréasque have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Gréasque known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.
Who counts as from Gréasque?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gréasque 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)
- Daniel Xuereb: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Revelli: Aankomst spelers St. Etienne op vliegveld van Eindhoven v.l.n.r. trainer Robert , Bestanddeelnr 928-5229.jpg : NL-HaNA, ANEFO / neg. stroken, 1945-1989 derivative work: Agamitsudo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Félix Gouin: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Baptiste Penon: Mangouste35, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.



