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Politics & Law
Gaston Viens
1924–2015French politician (1924-2015)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Service de communication LMV Tourisme · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Cheval-Blanc, Vaucluse
Cheval-Blanc, birthplace of the French politician Gaston Viens
Gaston Viens, the French politician, was born in 1924. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in one language. The neighbour with the longest list is Cavaillon, 3 mi away: 25, led by Jordan Ferri.
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Best known
Gaston Viens
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1924
Gaston Viens
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known
Born in Cheval-Blanc
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Cavaillon’s, with 25.
Questions about famous people from Cheval-Blanc
Who is the most famous person from Cheval-Blanc?
Gaston Viens (French politician (1924-2015)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Cheval-Blanc?
1 people born in Cheval-Blanc have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Cheval-Blanc known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Cheval-Blanc?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cheval-Blanc 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 (5)
- Jordan Ferri: MHSC TV - Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Char: Habitant de Céreste anonyme 1941, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Xavier de Fourvières: Gaston Jourdanne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marie Bayol: Eugène Pirou, 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.