#1Félix Mouret
1862–1939French archaeologist
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Félix Mouret, the French archaeologist, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The only other name is the French association football player René Rossignol. The nearest list is in Béziers, 6 mi away: 221 names, starting with Richard Gasquet. Born in 1862, Félix Mouret is the first name on record, and René Rossignol, born in 1920, the most recent.

#1French archaeologist
French association football player (1920-1954)
Share of Vendres’ famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Around it, Béziers has the most people on record, 221 of them.
Béziers · 6 miRichard Gasquet & 220 more
Villeneuve-lès-Béziers · 4 miJean Laurès & 4 moreJHSérignan · 2 miJean Baptiste Henric dit Henry & 2 more
Nissan-lez-Enserune · 6 miMarcel Delhommeau & 2 moreLRLespignan · 3 miLouis Ricardou & 1 moreRCFleury · 6 miRaymond CazanaveRBSalles-d'Aude · 6 miRobert BruFélix Mouret (French archaeologist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come René Rossignol.
2 people born in Vendres have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Félix Mouret, born in 1862. The youngest on the list was born in 1920.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vendres 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.
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