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Famous people · Aigues-Mortes, Gard

Aigues-Mortes’ famous people span 324 years: 7 births from 1637 to 1961

Michel Mézy, the French footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Second and third on the list are Maurice Fontaine and Albert Savine. 3 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. As early as 1637, François de Clugny was born here, one of 2 born before the Revolution.

#1 best knownMichel MézySports · born 1948
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Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Michel Mézy
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1637
François de Clugny
Youngest
1961
Luc Mézy
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Aigues-Mortes

Counted by languages, Michel Mézy is ahead of Maurice Fontaine and Albert Savine: 10, 6 and 5.

Michel Mézy#1
Sports

Michel Mézy

born 1948

French footballer

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MF#2
Politics & Law

Maurice Fontaine

1919–2015

French politician (1919-2015)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Albert Savine#3
Writing & Arts

Albert Savine

1859–1927

French editor, author, translator

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

When Aigues-Mortes’ famous people were born

Births peak in the 1940s, with 1 people born in that decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1650170017501800185019001950François de ClugnyÉtienne ThéolonFerdinand GaillardMichel Mézy
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawMusicFaithNotable

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

Known for

What Aigues-Mortes is known for

The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Aigues-Mortes

4 more, best known first.

FC

François de Clugny

1637–1694

A French theologian, was born at Aigues-Mortes, Sept 4, 1637. He began preaching, but died at Dijon, Oct 21, 1694.

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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Lunel has the most on record: 30.

Questions about famous people from Aigues-Mortes

Who is the most famous person from Aigues-Mortes?

Michel Mézy (French footballer) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Maurice Fontaine and Albert Savine.

How many famous people were born in Aigues-Mortes?

7 people born in Aigues-Mortes have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 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 Aigues-Mortes known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 7. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Aigues-Mortes?

François de Clugny, born in 1637. The youngest on the list was born in 1961.

Who counts as from Aigues-Mortes?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Aigues-Mortes 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 (7)

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.