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Famous people · Pignans, Var

The 5 famous people born in Pignans, led by Hubert Falco

Most widely known is Hubert Falco, the French politician, with articles in 10 languages. Close behind are Honoré-Nicolas-Marie Duveyrier and Jules Gérard. As early as 1715, Jean Baptiste Requier was born here, one of 2 born before the Revolution. For every 10,000 residents there are 10.3 on the list, well above the typical Var town’s 1.

#1 best knownHubert FalcoPolitics & Law · born 1947
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Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Hubert Falco
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1715
Jean Baptiste Requier
Youngest
1947
Hubert Falco
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people

What stands out about Pignans’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Pignans’ famous people were born

Births peak in the 1940s, with 1 people born in that decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century170017501800185019001950Jean Baptiste RequierEmmanuel LauretHubert Falco
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & Arts

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

The best known

Born in Pignans

By how many languages cover them, Hubert Falco comes first (10), then Honoré-Nicolas-Marie Duveyrier (5) and Jules Gérard (4).

Hubert Falco#1
Politics & Law

Hubert Falco

born 1947

French politician

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Honoré-Nicolas-Marie Duveyrier#2
Politics & Law

Honoré-Nicolas-Marie Duveyrier

1753–1839

French politician and jurist (1753-1839)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jules Gérard#3
Science & Medicine

Jules Gérard

1817–1864

French explorer (1817–1864)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Pignans is known for

2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Pignans

Another 2, the earliest born in 1715.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Carnoules has the most people on record, 3 of them.

Questions about famous people from Pignans

Who is the most famous person from Pignans?

Hubert Falco (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Honoré-Nicolas-Marie Duveyrier and Jules Gérard.

How many famous people were born in Pignans?

5 people born in Pignans have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Pignans known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pignans?

Jean Baptiste Requier, born in 1715. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.

Who counts as from Pignans?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pignans 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 (6)

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.