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Famous people · Aramon, Gard

The 2 famous people born in Aramon, led by Henri Pitot

Most widely known is Henri Pitot, the French hydraulic engineer, with articles in 28 languages. The list has one more: the French judoka Shirine Boukli. Nearby, Tarascon, 6 mi away, lists 27, led by Jean Gilles. Shirine Boukli, born in 1999, is the youngest, and Henri Pitot, born in 1695, the first on record.

#1 best knownHenri PitotScience & Medicine · 1695–1771
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Pitot
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1695
Henri Pitot
Youngest
1999
Shirine Boukli
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Aramon

Henri Pitot#1
Science & Medicine

Henri Pitot

1695–1771

French hydraulic engineer

28 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Shirine Boukli#2
Sports

Shirine Boukli

born 1999

French Judoka

26 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Aramon is known for

The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.

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

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Aramon, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Aramon

Who is the most famous person from Aramon?

Henri Pitot (French hydraulic engineer) is the best known by our measure: 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Shirine Boukli.

How many famous people were born in Aramon?

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

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Aramon?

Henri Pitot, born in 1695. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.

Who counts as from Aramon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Aramon 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.