No one from Fons is on the famous people list yet
A short trip away, Nîmes (9 mi) counts 380 famous people, Alphonse Daudet among them. Nîmes’ 380 names make the longest list in Gard. After Nîmes, the next longest list in Gard is Alès’, with 103. Across Gard, the lists cover 99 towns.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Fons (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 Fons yet.
Famous people born near Fons
The neighbour with the most names is Nîmes, at 380.
Questions about famous people from Fons
Who counts as from Fons?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fons 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 (3)
- Alphonse Daudet: Étienne Carjat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Jac: Charles-François le Teillet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre-François Villaret: Alexandre Quinet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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