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Famous people · Orgon, Bouches-du-Rhône

Orgon’s famous people span 156 years: 3 births from 1769 to 1925

With articles in 2 languages, Alexis-Joseph Rostand is the most widely known. Charles Coste and Jean-Pierre Calvet follow. Just 3 mi away, Cavaillon’s list holds 25 names, Jordan Ferri the best known. The list comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.4 in the typical town in Bouches-du-Rhône.

#1 best knownAlexis-Joseph RostandBusiness · 1769–1854
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alexis-Joseph Rostand
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1769
Alexis-Joseph Rostand
Youngest
1925
Jean-Pierre Calvet
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known

Born in Orgon

Alexis-Joseph Rostand leads with articles in 2 languages, ahead of Charles Coste (2) and Jean-Pierre Calvet (1).

Alexis-Joseph Rostand#1
Business

Alexis-Joseph Rostand

1769–1854

French private banker, politician and merchant (1769-1854)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
CC#2
Politics & Law

Charles Coste

1887–1976

French politician (1887-1976)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JC#3
Music

Jean-Pierre Calvet

1925–1989

French singer and singer-songwriter

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Orgon is known for

1 of them work in Business, the biggest field.

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

Cavaillon has the longest list next door: 25.

Questions about famous people from Orgon

Who is the most famous person from Orgon?

Alexis-Joseph Rostand (French private banker, politician and merchant (1769-1854)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Coste and Jean-Pierre Calvet.

How many famous people were born in Orgon?

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

Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Orgon?

Alexis-Joseph Rostand, born in 1769. The youngest on the list was born in 1925.

Who counts as from Orgon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Orgon 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 (5)

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.