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Famous people · Bédarrides, Vaucluse

From 1726 to 1929, Bédarrides was the birthplace of 3 famous people

At the top of the list is the French politician Jacques Bérard, covered in 3 languages. Jean-Baptiste Isnard, the French organ builder, comes second, with Joseph Isnard third. Go 3 mi to Sorgues and the list grows to 6, with Paul Pons at the top. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 5.3, close to the 3.8 of the typical Vaucluse town.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jacques Bérard
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1726
Jean-Baptiste Isnard
Youngest
1929
Jacques Bérard
The best known

Born in Bédarrides

Three names lead: Jacques Bérard (3 languages), Jean-Baptiste Isnard (2) and Joseph Isnard (2).

JB#1
Politics & Law

Jacques Bérard

1929–2014

French politician (1929–2014)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JI#2
Notable

Jean-Baptiste Isnard

1726–1800

French organ builder

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JI#3
Notable

Joseph Isnard

1740–1828

French organ builder

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

What Bédarrides is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Bédarrides

Who is the most famous person from Bédarrides?

Jacques Bérard (French politician (1929–2014)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Baptiste Isnard and Joseph Isnard.

How many famous people were born in Bédarrides?

3 people born in Bédarrides have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bédarrides?

Jean-Baptiste Isnard, born in 1726. The youngest on the list was born in 1929.

Who counts as from Bédarrides?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bédarrides 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 (2)

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.