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Famous people · Les Arcs, Var

Les Arcs counts 4 famous people, first among them Guillaume-Antoine Olivier

Guillaume-Antoine Olivier, the French entomologist and botanist, is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Second and third on the list are Léon-Gabriel Gros and Édouard Soldani. Born in 1756, Guillaume-Antoine Olivier is the first name on record, and Xavier Bordes, born in 1944, the most recent. Only 14 of the 71 towns in Var with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownGuillaume-Antoine OlivierScience & Medicine · 1756–1814
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1756
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier
Youngest
1944
Xavier Bordes
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Les Arcs

First, Guillaume-Antoine Olivier (28 languages), then Léon-Gabriel Gros (2) and Édouard Soldani (2).

Guillaume-Antoine Olivier#1
Science & Medicine

Guillaume-Antoine Olivier

1756–1814

French entomologist and botanist (1756–1814)

28 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
LG#2
Writing & Arts

Léon-Gabriel Gros

1905–1985

French poet (1905–1985)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
ÉS#3
Politics & Law

Édouard Soldani

1911–1996

French politician (1911–1996)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Les Arcs’ famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1750s come out on top, with 1 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Xavier BordesLéon-Gabriel GrosGuillaume-Antoine Olivier
Writing & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & Law

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

Known for

What Les Arcs is known for

Writing & Arts 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 Les Arcs

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Draguignan has the most on record: 48.

Questions about famous people from Les Arcs

Who is the most famous person from Les Arcs?

Guillaume-Antoine Olivier (French entomologist and botanist (1756–1814)) is the best known by our measure: 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Léon-Gabriel Gros and Édouard Soldani.

How many famous people were born in Les Arcs?

4 people born in Les Arcs have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 13 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 Les Arcs known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Les Arcs?

Guillaume-Antoine Olivier, born in 1756. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.

Who counts as from Les Arcs?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Les Arcs 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.