FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
Famous people · Gigondas, Vaucluse

3 famous people call Gigondas their birthplace

The best known is the French sculptor Louis Cosme Demaille, with articles in 2 languages. The next two names are Eugène Raspail and Théophile Bourbousson. Nearby, Carpentras, 8 mi away, lists 57, led by Édouard Daladier. From Théophile Bourbousson in 1811 to Louis Cosme Demaille in 1837, the births cover 26 years.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis Cosme Demaille
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1811
Théophile Bourbousson
Youngest
1837
Louis Cosme Demaille
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Gigondas

Leaders take two of the three places.

LD#1
Writing & Arts

Louis Cosme Demaille

1837–1906

French sculptor (1837-1906)

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

Eugène Raspail

1812–1888

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
TB#3
Politics & Law

Théophile Bourbousson

1811–1864

French politician (1811-1864)

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

What Gigondas is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.

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

Close by, Carpentras counts 57 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Gigondas

Who is the most famous person from Gigondas?

Louis Cosme Demaille (French sculptor (1837-1906)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Eugène Raspail and Théophile Bourbousson.

How many famous people were born in Gigondas?

3 people born in Gigondas 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 Gigondas known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gigondas?

Théophile Bourbousson, born in 1811. The youngest on the list was born in 1837.

Who counts as from Gigondas?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gigondas 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 (4)

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.