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Famous people · Vergèze, Gard

3 famous people were born in Vergèze

The best known is the French painter René Fontayne, with articles in 4 languages. Henri Delranc, the French association football player, comes second, with Xavier Ruas third. Within 4 mi, Aimargues lists the most: 7, with Pierre Torreilles first. The oldest name on the list belongs to René Fontayne, born in 1891, the newest to Henri Delranc, born in 1946.

#3 best knownXavier RuasNotable · 1943–2025
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
René Fontayne
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1891
René Fontayne
Youngest
1946
Henri Delranc
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Vergèze

René Fontayne leads with articles in 4 languages, ahead of Henri Delranc (1) and Xavier Ruas (1).

RF#1
Writing & Arts

René Fontayne

1891–1952

French painter (1891-1952)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
HD#2
Sports

Henri Delranc

born 1946

French association football player

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Vergèze is known for

The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Aimargues lists the most people: 7.

Questions about famous people from Vergèze

Who is the most famous person from Vergèze?

René Fontayne (French painter (1891-1952)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Delranc and Xavier Ruas.

How many famous people were born in Vergèze?

3 people born in Vergèze have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Vergèze known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vergèze?

René Fontayne, born in 1891. The youngest on the list was born in 1946.

Who counts as from Vergèze?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vergèze 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 (5)

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.