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Famous people · La Valette-du-Var, Var

La Valette-du-Var’s famous people span 251 years: 2 births from 1673 to 1924

Most widely known is François Arnal, the French painter, with articles in 3 languages. The only other name is the French bishop Gaspard de Thomas de La Valette. For more famous names, Toulon is 3 mi away: its list has 434, led by Jacques Le Goff. The list’s best known name, François Arnal, dates from 1924.

#1 best knownFrançois ArnalWriting & Arts · 1924–2012
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Arnal
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1673
Gaspard de Thomas de La Valette
Youngest
1924
François Arnal
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in La Valette-du-Var

François Arnal#1
Writing & Arts

François Arnal

1924–2012

French painter (1924-2012)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GV#2
Faith

Gaspard de Thomas de La Valette

1673–1748

French bishop

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What La Valette-du-Var is known for

Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Toulon has the most on record, with 434.

Questions about famous people from La Valette-du-Var

Who is the most famous person from La Valette-du-Var?

François Arnal (French painter (1924-2012)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gaspard de Thomas de La Valette.

How many famous people were born in La Valette-du-Var?

2 people born in La Valette-du-Var have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 La Valette-du-Var known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from La Valette-du-Var?

Gaspard de Thomas de La Valette, born in 1673. The youngest on the list was born in 1924.

Who counts as from La Valette-du-Var?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is La Valette-du-Var 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 (3)

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.