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Famous people · Cairanne, Vaucluse

Cairanne’s famous people span 159 years: 2 births from 1770 to 1929

At the top of the list is the French businessperson Henri Delauze, covered in 2 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Sauveur Colonieu. Just 9 mi away, Orange’s list holds 44 names, Michel Petrucciani the best known. Henri Delauze, the best known, was born in 1929.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Delauze
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1770
Sauveur Colonieu
Youngest
1929
Henri Delauze
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known

Born in Cairanne

HD#1
Business

Henri Delauze

1929–2012

French businessperson (1929–2012)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
SC#2
Politics & Law

Sauveur Colonieu

born 1770

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Cairanne is known for

Business people are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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

Around it, Orange has the most people on record, 44 of them.

Questions about famous people from Cairanne

Who is the most famous person from Cairanne?

Henri Delauze (French businessperson (1929–2012)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Sauveur Colonieu.

How many famous people were born in Cairanne?

2 people born in Cairanne 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 Cairanne known for?

Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cairanne?

Sauveur Colonieu, born in 1770. The youngest on the list was born in 1929.

Who counts as from Cairanne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cairanne 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.