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Famous people · Draguignan, Var

Of the 48 famous people born in Draguignan, an unusual share are scientists and doctors

At the top of the list is the French mathematician Alain Connes, covered in 44 languages. Lily Pons and Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès follow. Only 2 towns in Var list more. Per head, the list is long: 11.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Var has 1.

#1 best knownAlain ConnesScience & Medicine · born 1947
+44more
Born here
48
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alain Connes
44 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1609
Bernardin Mimault
Youngest
1993
Sébastien Bouin
Most common field
Politics & Law
11 people

What stands out about Draguignan’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Draguignan is known for

Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 2.3 times the usual share.

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

The best known

Born in Draguignan

Ranked by languages covered: Alain Connes with 44, then Lily Pons with 29 and Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès with 18.

Alain Connes#1
Science & Medicine

Alain Connes

born 1947

French mathematician

44 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LP#2
Music

Lily Pons

1898–1976

American opera singer and actress (1898-1976)

29 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès#3
Science & Medicine

Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès

1817–1880

French chemist (1817-1880)

18 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Draguignan’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1800s than in any other decade: 6.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century160016501700175018001850190019502000Claude GayLily Pons
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineSportsMusicFilm, TV & StageMilitaryNotableBusiness

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Draguignan

45 more, 11 of them leaders.

Claude Gay

Claude Gay

1800–1873

French botanist, naturalist and illustrator (1800-1873)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Abel Douay

Abel Douay

1809–1870

French general (1809-1870)

Pierre Clément

Pierre Clément

1809–1870

French political economist and historian (1809–1870)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Honoré Muraire

Honoré Muraire

1750–1837

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Gautier Paulin

Gautier Paulin

born 1990

French motocross rider

SG

Sofia Guellati

born 1992

Algerian association football player (born 1992)

SB

Sébastien Bouin

born 1993

French rock climber

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
PC

Pierre Costabel

1912–1989

French mathematician and historian (1912-1989)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Lorgues has the most people on record, 9 of them.

Questions about famous people from Draguignan

Who is the most famous person from Draguignan?

Alain Connes (French mathematician) is the best known by our measure: 44 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Lily Pons and Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès.

How many famous people were born in Draguignan?

48 people born in Draguignan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 69 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 Draguignan known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 11 of the 48. That is 23% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Draguignan?

Bernardin Mimault, born in 1609. The youngest on the list was born in 1993.

Who counts as from Draguignan?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Draguignan 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 (23)

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.