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Famous people · Milhaud, Gard

Milhaud has just one famous person to its name: Pierre-François Villaret

In 1830, the French opera singer Pierre-François Villaret was born. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Within 4 mi, Nîmes lists the most: 380, with Alphonse Daudet first.

#1 best knownPierre-François VillaretMusic · 1830–1896
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre-François Villaret
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1830
Pierre-François Villaret
Most common field
Music
1 person
The best known

Born in Milhaud

Pierre-François Villaret#1
Music

Pierre-François Villaret

1830–1896

French opera singer

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Nîmes has the longest list next door: 380.

Questions about famous people from Milhaud

Who is the most famous person from Milhaud?

Pierre-François Villaret (French opera singer) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Milhaud?

1 people born in Milhaud have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Milhaud 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 Milhaud?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Milhaud 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).

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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.