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Famous people · Bédarieux, Hérault

7 famous people were born in Bédarieux, more of them athletes than in most towns

Vincent Candela, the French footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. Second and third on the list are Karima Benameur and Guillaume Bouisset. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 124 towns in Hérault with famous people list more.

#1 best knownVincent CandelaSports · born 1973
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Born here
7
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Vincent Candela
46 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1864
Jacques-Émile Abelous
Youngest
1989
Karima Benameur
Most common field
Sports
4 people

What stands out about Bédarieux’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Bédarieux is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 3 times the usual share.

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

Through the years

When Bédarieux’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 3 births.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1850190019502000Vincent CandelaClaude AlibertJacques-Émile AbelousKarima Benameur
SportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMusic

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

The best known

Born in Bédarieux

Counted by languages, Vincent Candela is ahead of Karima Benameur and Guillaume Bouisset: 46, 10 and 4.

Vincent Candela#1
Sports

Vincent Candela

born 1973

French footballer (born 1973)

46 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Karima Benameur#2
Sports

Karima Benameur

born 1989

Algerian and French footballer

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GB#3
Sports

Guillaume Bouisset

born 1973

French association football player

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Bédarieux

A further 4 follow, born between 1864 and 1972.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Lodève has the most on record: 15.

Questions about famous people from Bédarieux

Who is the most famous person from Bédarieux?

Vincent Candela (French footballer (born 1973)) is the best known by our measure: 46 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Karima Benameur and Guillaume Bouisset.

How many famous people were born in Bédarieux?

7 people born in Bédarieux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 19 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 Bédarieux known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 7. That is 57% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bédarieux?

Jacques-Émile Abelous, born in 1864. The youngest on the list was born in 1989.

Who counts as from Bédarieux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bédarieux 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)

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.