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Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Garons, Gard
Garons, birthplace of the French singer Andréa Guiot
The French singer Andréa Guiot was born in 1928. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their story is told in 5 languages. For more famous names, Nîmes is 6 mi away: its list has 380, led by Alphonse Daudet.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Andréa Guiot
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1928
Andréa Guiot
Most common field
Music
1 person
The best known
Born in Garons
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nîmes has the longest list next door: 380.
Questions about famous people from Garons
Who is the most famous person from Garons?
Andréa Guiot (French singer (1928–2021)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Garons?
1 people born in Garons have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Garons known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Garons?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Garons 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
- Clément IV: Véronique PAGNIER, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Fournier: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre-François Villaret: Alexandre Quinet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.