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Famous people · Cavaillon, Vaucluse

25 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.

#1 best knownJordan FerriSports · born 1992
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Born here
25
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jordan Ferri
23 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1544
César de Bus
Youngest
1992
Sylvain André
Most common field
Sports
8 people

What stands out about Cavaillon’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

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.

Through the years

When Cavaillon’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century16001700180019002000César de Bus
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicMilitaryScience & MedicinePolitics & LawFaithNotable

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

The best known

Born in Cavaillon

First, Jordan Ferri (23 languages), then Sylvain André (20) and César de Bus (12).

Jordan Ferri#1
Sports

Jordan Ferri

born 1992

French footballer

23 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Sylvain André#2
Sports

Sylvain André

born 1992

French bicycle motocross rider

20 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
César de Bus#3
Faith

César de Bus

1544–1607

French Roman Catholic priest and saint

12 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Cavaillon

Of the other 22, 6 are athletes.

JL

Jean-Pierre Luminet

born 1951

French astrophysicist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Jean-Charles Monnier

Jean-Charles Monnier

1758–1816

French infantry commander (1758–1816)

Joseph Chabran

Joseph Chabran

1763–1843

French infantry commander (1763–1843)

Joseph d'Ortigue

Joseph d'Ortigue

1802–1866

French music critic, writer and musicologist (1802-1866)

Luc Bulot

Luc Bulot

1963–2022

French palaeontologist (1963–2022)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
JB

Jean-Claude Bouchet

born 1957

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
HC

Hervé Chabowski

born 1959

French rugby union player

PG

Philippe Gros

born 1956

Canadian school teacher, biochemist and chemist

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

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)

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.