JC#1
Film, TV & Stage
Jean-Claude Carrière
1931–2021French screenwriter and actor (1931-2021)
45 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Colombières-sur-Orb, Hérault
A single famous person was born in Colombières-sur-Orb: Jean-Claude Carrière
In 1931, the French screenwriter and actor Jean-Claude Carrière was born. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 45 languages. For more famous names, Bédarieux is 8 mi away: its list has 7, led by Vincent Candela.
Born here
1
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Best known
Jean-Claude Carrière
45 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1931
Jean-Claude Carrière
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
What stands out about Colombières-sur-Orb’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Colombières-sur-Orb
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Colombières-sur-Orb
Who is the most famous person from Colombières-sur-Orb?
Jean-Claude Carrière (French screenwriter and actor (1931-2021)) is the best known by our measure: 45 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Colombières-sur-Orb?
1 people born in Colombières-sur-Orb have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Colombières-sur-Orb known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.
Who counts as from Colombières-sur-Orb?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Colombières-sur-Orb 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 (1)
- Vincent Candela: Илья Хохлов, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.