#125 famous people from Cavaillon, many of them athletes
Articles in 23 languages make the French footballer Jordan Ferri the best known. Second and third on the list are Sylvain André and César de Bus. Most were born between 1914 and 1969: 13 of them. The list comes to 9.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.8 in the typical town in Vaucluse.
What stands out about Cavaillon’s famous people
What Cavaillon is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 2.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
When Cavaillon’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Cavaillon
First, Jordan Ferri (23 languages), then Sylvain André (20) and César de Bus (12).
#1
#2Sylvain André
born 1992French bicycle motocross rider
#3César de Bus
1544–1607French Roman Catholic priest and saint
Everyone else born in Cavaillon
Of the other 22, 6 are athletes.







Philippe Gros
born 1956Canadian school teacher, biochemist and chemist

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue lists the most people: 12.
Questions about famous people from Cavaillon
Who is the most famous person from Cavaillon?
Jordan Ferri (French footballer) is the best known by our measure: 23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Sylvain André and César de Bus.
How many famous people were born in Cavaillon?
25 people born in Cavaillon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 41 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 Cavaillon known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 8 of the 25. That is 32% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cavaillon?
César de Bus, born in 1544. The youngest on the list was born in 1992.
Who counts as from Cavaillon?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cavaillon 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 (15)
- Jordan Ferri: MHSC TV - Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvain André: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- César de Bus: School of French School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Romain Rocchi: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florent Barle: Jan Jacob Mekes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Charles Monnier: Charles-Étienne Gaucher / After Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Chabran: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph d'Ortigue: Jean-Joseph Bonaventure Laurens (1810-1890), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luc Bulot: Emmanuel Roquette, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auguste Jouve: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Serge Assier: Serge Assier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Char: Habitant de Céreste anonyme 1941, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Xavier de Fourvières: Gaston Jourdanne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Lagnel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis-Joseph Rostand: Alphonse Moutte, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.



