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Famous people · Le Luc, Var

From 1653 to 1770, Le Luc was the birthplace of 3 famous people

At the top of the list is the French diplomat Charles-François de Vintimille du Luc, covered in 4 languages. Louis Bertrand de Sivray and Jean-Baptiste Bertrand-Geslin follow. Nearby, Lorgues, 7 mi away, lists 9, led by Charles des Isnards. The list comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 1 in the typical town in Var.

#1 best knownCharles-François de Vintimille du LucPolitics & Law · 1653–1740
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles-François de Vintimille du Luc
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1653
Charles-François de Vintimille du Luc
Youngest
1770
Jean-Baptiste Bertrand-Geslin
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Le Luc

Two of the three are leaders.

Charles-François de Vintimille du Luc#1
Politics & Law

Charles-François de Vintimille du Luc

1653–1740

French diplomat

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LS#2
Military

Louis Bertrand de Sivray

1766–1850

French soldier and officer (1766–1850)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JB#3
Politics & Law

Jean-Baptiste Bertrand-Geslin

1770–1843

French politician

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

What Le Luc is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

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

Of the towns around it, Lorgues has the most on record: 9.

Questions about famous people from Le Luc

Who is the most famous person from Le Luc?

Charles-François de Vintimille du Luc (French diplomat) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Bertrand de Sivray and Jean-Baptiste Bertrand-Geslin.

How many famous people were born in Le Luc?

3 people born in Le Luc have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 11 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 Le Luc known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Le Luc?

Charles-François de Vintimille du Luc, born in 1653. The youngest on the list was born in 1770.

Who counts as from Le Luc?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Luc 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 (5)

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.