FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
Bedoin 2 by JM RosierPhoto: Jean-Marc Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people · Bédoin, Vaucluse

Bédoin’s famous people span 146 years: 2 births from 1760 to 1906

At the top of the list is the French painter Gilbert Blanc, covered in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French historian Gaëtan de Raxi de Flassan. Gilbert Blanc was born in 1906. The neighbour with the longest list is Carpentras, 8 mi away: 57, led by Édouard Daladier.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Gilbert Blanc
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1760
Gaëtan de Raxi de Flassan
Youngest
1906
Gilbert Blanc
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Bédoin

GB#1
Writing & Arts

Gilbert Blanc

1906–1993

French painter (1906-1993)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
GF#2
Writing & Arts

Gaëtan de Raxi de Flassan

1760–1845

French historian

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

8 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Bédoin

Who is the most famous person from Bédoin?

Gilbert Blanc (French painter (1906-1993)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gaëtan de Raxi de Flassan.

How many famous people were born in Bédoin?

2 people born in Bédoin 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.

What is Bédoin known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bédoin?

Gaëtan de Raxi de Flassan, born in 1760. The youngest on the list was born in 1906.

Who counts as from Bédoin?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bédoin 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 (4)

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.