Famous people born near Arre
Of the famous people on record, none was born in Arre. Jules Émile Planchon tops the 15 names on record in Ganges, 10 mi away. The longest list in Gard is Nîmes’, with 380 names. After Nîmes, the next longest list in Gard is Alès’, with 103.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Arre (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arre yet.
Famous people born near Arre
The longest list nearby is Ganges’, with 15.
Questions about famous people from Arre
Who counts as from Arre?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Arre 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 (2)
- Jules Émile Planchon: Harvey Kneeslapper, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Proust: YanRB, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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