No town in Hérault has more famous people than Montpellier: 604

Auguste Comte (French philosopher, mathematician and sociologist (1798–1857)) is the best known by our measure: 133 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Frédéric Bazille and Jacques Ier d'Aragon.

604 people born in Montpellier have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 921 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, athletes: 141 of the 604. That is 23% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Jacques Ier d'Aragon, born in 1208. The youngest on the list was born in 2006.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Montpellier 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.

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.