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Famous people · Bonnieux, Vaucluse

Bonnieux’s famous people span 136 years: 4 births from 1748 to 1884

Articles in 6 languages make the French politician Stanislas Joseph François Xavier Rovère the best known. Second and third on the list are Clémentine de Como and Louis Rastouil. Stanislas Joseph François Xavier Rovère was born in 1748. Only 16 of the 74 towns in Vaucluse with anyone on record list more.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Stanislas Joseph François Xavier Rovère
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1748
Stanislas Joseph François Xavier Rovère
Youngest
1884
Louis Rastouil
Most common field
Faith
2 people
The best known

Born in Bonnieux

By how many languages cover them, Stanislas Joseph François Xavier Rovère comes first (6), then Clémentine de Como (2) and Louis Rastouil (2).

SR#1
Politics & Law

Stanislas Joseph François Xavier Rovère

1748–1798

French politician

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CC#2
Writing & Arts

Clémentine de Como

1803–1871

French writer and feminist

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LR#3
Faith

Louis Rastouil

1884–1966

Roman Catholic bishop

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Bonnieux’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1740s come out on top, with 1 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle Époque1750180018501900François-Régis RovèreLouis RastouilClémentine de Como
FaithPolitics & LawWriting & Arts

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

Known for

What Bonnieux is known for

Share of Bonnieux’s famous people in each field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Bonnieux

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Apt has the most on record: 26.

Questions about famous people from Bonnieux

Who is the most famous person from Bonnieux?

Stanislas Joseph François Xavier Rovère (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Clémentine de Como and Louis Rastouil.

How many famous people were born in Bonnieux?

4 people born in Bonnieux 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 Bonnieux known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bonnieux?

Stanislas Joseph François Xavier Rovère, born in 1748. The youngest on the list was born in 1884.

Who counts as from Bonnieux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bonnieux 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 (3)

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.