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Famous people · Vidauban, Var

A single famous person was born in Vidauban: André Thomas Perreimond

In 1766, the French military personnel André Thomas Perreimond was born. That places their birth before the Revolution. Their name appears in articles in 2 languages. Nearby, Draguignan, 8 mi away, lists 48, led by Alain Connes.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Thomas Perreimond
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1766
André Thomas Perreimond
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known

Born in Vidauban

AP#1
Military

André Thomas Perreimond

1766–1844

French military personnel (1766-1844)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

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

Questions about famous people from Vidauban

Who is the most famous person from Vidauban?

André Thomas Perreimond (French military personnel (1766-1844)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Vidauban?

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

Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who counts as from Vidauban?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vidauban 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.