No famous person from Collias yet, but Nîmes next door has 380
No town in Gard lists more than Nîmes, with 380. Alès has the second-longest list in Gard, after Nîmes, with 103. In all of Gard, the famous people on record come from 99 towns. The best known born in Nîmes is Alphonse Daudet.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Collias (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 Collias yet.
Famous people born near Collias
The longest list nearby is Nîmes’, with 380.
Questions about famous people from Collias
Who counts as from Collias?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Collias 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 (4)
- Alphonse Daudet: Étienne Carjat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Firmin Abauzit: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Rogier: Henri Sauvaire, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Fournier: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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