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Famous people · Trans-en-Provence, Var

Pons-Joseph Bernard, born in 1742, is Trans-en-Provence’s famous person on record

Pons-Joseph Bernard, the botanist, was born in 1742. That places their birth before the Revolution. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. Nearby, Draguignan, 2 mi away, lists 48, led by Alain Connes.

Born here
1
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Best known
Pons-Joseph Bernard
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1742
Pons-Joseph Bernard
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Trans-en-Provence

PB#1
Science & Medicine

Pons-Joseph Bernard

1742–1816

Botanist (1742-1816)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Draguignan counts 48 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Trans-en-Provence

Who is the most famous person from Trans-en-Provence?

Pons-Joseph Bernard (Botanist (1742-1816)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Trans-en-Provence?

1 people born in Trans-en-Provence have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Trans-en-Provence known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who counts as from Trans-en-Provence?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Trans-en-Provence 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).

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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.