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Famous people · Beaucaire, Gard

From 1758 to 1968, Beaucaire was the birthplace of 9 famous people

Articles in 14 languages make the French cardinal Anatole de Cabrières the best known. Anatole de Cabrières, the best known, was born in 1830. Per head, the list is long: 5.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Gard has 2.2. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all.

#1 best knownAnatole de CabrièresFaith · 1830–1921
+7more
Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Anatole de Cabrières
14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1758
Jacques Barthélemy Noaille
Youngest
1968
Ludovic Zerti
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Beaucaire

Three names lead: Anatole de Cabrières (14 languages), Achille de Rochambeau (3) and Jean-Augustin Germain (3).

Anatole de Cabrières#1
Faith

Anatole de Cabrières

1830–1921

French cardinal (1830-1912)

14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Achille de Rochambeau#2
Writing & Arts

Achille de Rochambeau

1836–1897

French historian (1836-1897)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Jean-Augustin Germain#3
Faith

Jean-Augustin Germain

1839–1928

French archbishop (1839-1928)

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

When Beaucaire’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1830s, with 3 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Jacques Barthélemy NoailleGeorges RibotAnatole de Cabrières
Politics & LawFaithNotableWriting & ArtsSports

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

Known for

What Beaucaire is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.4 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Beaucaire

Another 6, the earliest born in 1758.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Tarascon, at 27.

Questions about famous people from Beaucaire

Who is the most famous person from Beaucaire?

Anatole de Cabrières (French cardinal (1830-1912)) is the best known by our measure: 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Achille de Rochambeau and Jean-Augustin Germain.

How many famous people were born in Beaucaire?

9 people born in Beaucaire have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 19 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 Beaucaire known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 9. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Beaucaire?

Jacques Barthélemy Noaille, born in 1758. The youngest on the list was born in 1968.

Who counts as from Beaucaire?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Beaucaire 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.