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Famous people · Cucuron, Vaucluse

Cucuron’s famous people span 104 years: 3 births from 1740 to 1844

Most widely known is Jean-Joseph Ferréol, the Roman Catholic bishop, with articles in 5 languages. Close behind are Gustave Delestrac and Louis Dubouquet. Within 8 mi, Apt lists the most: 26, with Michaël Guigou first. Jean-Joseph Ferréol, the best known, was born in 1808.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Joseph Ferréol
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1740
Louis Dubouquet
Youngest
1844
Gustave Delestrac
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known

Born in Cucuron

Counted by languages, Jean-Joseph Ferréol is ahead of Gustave Delestrac and Louis Dubouquet: 5, 2 and 1.

JF#1
Faith

Jean-Joseph Ferréol

1808–1853

Roman Catholic bishop

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

Gustave Delestrac

1844–1933

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
LD#3
Military

Louis Dubouquet

1740–1814

French general (1740-1814)

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

What Cucuron is known for

Clergy and people of faith 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

Apt has the longest list next door: 26.

Questions about famous people from Cucuron

Who is the most famous person from Cucuron?

Jean-Joseph Ferréol (Roman Catholic bishop) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gustave Delestrac and Louis Dubouquet.

How many famous people were born in Cucuron?

3 people born in Cucuron 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 Cucuron known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cucuron?

Louis Dubouquet, born in 1740. The youngest on the list was born in 1844.

Who counts as from Cucuron?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cucuron 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.