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Famous people · Courthézon, Vaucluse

Courthézon’s famous people span 124 years: 2 births from 1806 to 1930

Best known of all is François Blanc, written about in 7 languages. The only other name is the French journalist and writer Pierre Rey. The nearest list is in Orange, 5 mi away: 44 names, starting with Michel Petrucciani. François Blanc was born in 1806.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Blanc
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1806
François Blanc
Youngest
1930
Pierre Rey
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known

Born in Courthézon

FB#1
Business

François Blanc

1806–1877

French entrepreneur and operator of casinos, including the Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco (1806-1877)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PR#2
Writing & Arts

Pierre Rey

1930–2006

French journalist and writer (1930–2006)

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Courthézon is known for

1 of them work in Business, the biggest field.

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

The longest list nearby is Orange’s, with 44.

Questions about famous people from Courthézon

Who is the most famous person from Courthézon?

François Blanc (French entrepreneur and operator of casinos, including the Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco (1806-1877)) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Rey.

How many famous people were born in Courthézon?

2 people born in Courthézon have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Courthézon 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 Courthézon?

François Blanc, born in 1806. The youngest on the list was born in 1930.

Who counts as from Courthézon?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Courthézon 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.