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Famous people · Uzès, Gard

Of the 23 famous people born in Uzès, an unusual share are leaders

Firmin Abauzit is the best known, with articles in 23 languages. Second and third on the list are François Paul de Brueys d'Aigalliers and Bernard Plantevelue. 9 of them were born before the Revolution, the first Bernard Plantevelue in 841. The largest group, 9, was born before the Revolution.

#1 best knownFirmin AbauzitScience & Medicine · 1679–1767
+19more
Born here
23
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Firmin Abauzit
23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
841
Bernard Plantevelue
Youngest
1970
Ahmed Maharzi
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people

What stands out about Uzès’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Uzès is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.6 times as common.

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

Through the years

When Uzès’ famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1750s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.

Ancien Régime9001000110012001300140015001600170018001900Charles GidePierre CosteBernard Plantevelue
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsScience & MedicineMilitaryFaithMusicBusiness

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

The best known

Born in Uzès

Languages with an article: 23 for Firmin Abauzit, 19 for François Paul de Brueys d'Aigalliers, 18 for Bernard Plantevelue.

Firmin Abauzit#1
Science & Medicine

Firmin Abauzit

1679–1767

French, and then Genevan, physician, theologian and philosopher (1679–1767)

23 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
François Paul de Brueys d'Aigalliers#2
Military

François Paul de Brueys d'Aigalliers

1753–1798

French admiral (1753–1798)

19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Bernard Plantevelue#3
Politics & Law

Bernard Plantevelue

841–886

Frenkish count

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Uzès

20 more, from 1668 to 1970.

Charles Gide

Charles Gide

1847–1932

French economist and historian (1847–1932)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
PC

Pierre Coste

1668–1747

French theologian (1668-1747)

Jean-Henri Voulland

Jean-Henri Voulland

1751–1801

French politician (1751-1801)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Xavier Sigalon

Xavier Sigalon

1787–1837

French painter (1787-1837)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Anne-Henri Cabot de Dampmartin

1755–1825

French politician (1755–1825)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Marguerittes has the most people on record, 2 of them.

Questions about famous people from Uzès

Who is the most famous person from Uzès?

Firmin Abauzit (French, and then Genevan, physician, theologian and philosopher (1679–1767)) is the best known by our measure: 23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François Paul de Brueys d'Aigalliers and Bernard Plantevelue.

How many famous people were born in Uzès?

23 people born in Uzès have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 42 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 Uzès known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 9 of the 23. That is 39% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Uzès?

Bernard Plantevelue, born in 841. The youngest on the list was born in 1970.

Who counts as from Uzès?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Uzès 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 (14)

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.