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Famous people · Gassin, Var

16 famous people were born in Gassin, more of them athletes than in most towns

The best known is the French film actress Emmanuelle Béart, with articles in 58 languages. Second and third on the list are David Ginola and Inès de La Fressange. The largest group, 9, was born between 1914 and 1969. 6 were born in 1970 or later.

#1 best knownEmmanuelle BéartFilm, TV & Stage · born 1963
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Born here
16
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Emmanuelle Béart
58 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1911
Jacques-Henry Gros
Youngest
1995
Arthur Rinderknech
Most common field
Sports
7 people

What stands out about Gassin’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Gassin’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 6.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Emmanuelle BéartArthur RinderknechSarah BiasiniInès de La Fressange
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicBusinessScience & Medicine

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

Known for

What Gassin is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.3 times.

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

The best known

Born in Gassin

First, Emmanuelle Béart (58 languages), then David Ginola (41) and Inès de La Fressange (24).

Emmanuelle Béart#1
Film, TV & Stage

Emmanuelle Béart

born 1963

French film actress

58 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
DG#2
Sports

David Ginola

born 1967

French footballer (born 1967)

41 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Inès de La Fressange#3
Writing & Arts

Inès de La Fressange

born 1957

French fashion designer and model

24 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Gassin

The other 13 span the years 1911 to 1995.

Sarah Biasini

Sarah Biasini

born 1977

French actress

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Arthur Rinderknech

Arthur Rinderknech

born 1995

French tennis player (born 1995)

ID

Isabelle Demongeot

born 1966

French tennis player

Carine Galli

Carine Galli

born 1985

French sports journalist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Saint-Tropez lists the most people: 13.

Questions about famous people from Gassin

Who is the most famous person from Gassin?

Emmanuelle Béart (French film actress) is the best known by our measure: 58 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come David Ginola and Inès de La Fressange.

How many famous people were born in Gassin?

16 people born in Gassin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 21 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 Gassin known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 16. That is 44% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gassin?

Jacques-Henry Gros, born in 1911. The youngest on the list was born in 1995.

Who counts as from Gassin?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gassin 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 (7)

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.