297 famous people from Perpignan, many of them athletes

Hyacinthe Rigaud (Catalan-French baroque painter (1659–1743)) is the best known by our measure: 42 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Ludovic Fabregas and Simon Fourcade.

297 people born in Perpignan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 445 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: 112 of the 297. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Ferdinand de Majorque, born in 1278. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Perpignan 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.