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Famous people · Ollioules, Var

23 famous people were born in Ollioules, more of them athletes than in most towns

Articles in 28 languages make the French footballer Josuha Guilavogui the best known. Second and third on the list are Charles Coste and Raymond Roche. 11 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The earliest on the list is François de Signier, born in 1674, and the youngest Experimentboy, born in 1994.

#1 best knownJosuha GuilavoguiSports · born 1990
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Born here
23
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Josuha Guilavogui
28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1674
François de Signier
Youngest
1994
Experimentboy
Most common field
Sports
12 people

What stands out about Ollioules’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Ollioules is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 2.8 times the usual share.

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

Through the years

When Ollioules’ famous people were born

The 1980s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century16501700175018001850190019502000Charles Coste
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicBusinessScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage

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

The best known

Born in Ollioules

All three are athletes.

Josuha Guilavogui#1
Sports

Josuha Guilavogui

born 1990

French footballer (born 1990)

28 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Charles Coste#2
Sports

Charles Coste

1924–2025

French cyclist (1924–2025)

27 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
RR#3
Sports

Raymond Roche

born 1957

French motorcycle racer

16 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Ollioules

Another 20, 9 of them athletes.

Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé

Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé

born 1965

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
MB

Mourad Boudjellal

born 1960

French businessman

Aimé Durbec

Aimé Durbec

1902–1991

French association football player (1902-1991)

TA

Thierry Aymes

born 1973

French artistic gymnast

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Toulon’s, with 434.

Questions about famous people from Ollioules

Who is the most famous person from Ollioules?

Josuha Guilavogui (French footballer (born 1990)) is the best known by our measure: 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Coste and Raymond Roche.

How many famous people were born in Ollioules?

23 people born in Ollioules have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 34 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 Ollioules known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 12 of the 23. That is 52% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ollioules?

François de Signier, born in 1674. The youngest on the list was born in 1994.

Who counts as from Ollioules?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ollioules 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 (11)

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.