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Famous people · Aups, Var

Aups’ famous people span 119 years: 4 births from 1715 to 1834

At the top of the list is the French general Jean-Baptiste Girard, covered in 9 languages. Second place goes to the French sailor Louis de Fabry, third to Louis Alexandre Gastin. Jean-Baptiste Girard was born in 1775. Only 14 of the 71 towns in Var with anyone on record list more.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Baptiste Girard
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1715
Louis de Fabry
Youngest
1834
Louis de Bresc
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known

Born in Aups

Two of the three are soldiers and sailors.

JG#1
Military

Jean-Baptiste Girard

1775–1815

French general (1775-1815)

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LG#3
Politics & Law

Louis Alexandre Gastin

1757–1840

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Aups’ famous people were born

3 were born before the Revolution, and the 1770s alone saw 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to Empire1700175018001850Louis de BrescLouis Alexandre GastinLouis de Fabry
MilitaryPolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Aups is known for

Military leads the fields, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Aups

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Lorgues leads the towns around it, with 9 names.

Questions about famous people from Aups

Who is the most famous person from Aups?

Jean-Baptiste Girard (French general (1775-1815)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis de Fabry and Louis Alexandre Gastin.

How many famous people were born in Aups?

4 people born in Aups have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Aups known for?

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Aups?

Louis de Fabry, born in 1715. The youngest on the list was born in 1834.

Who counts as from Aups?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Aups 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 (2)

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.