No famous person from Grillon yet, but Valréas next door has 17
In all of Vaucluse, the famous people on record come from 74 towns. The longest list of any town in Vaucluse belongs to Avignon, with 276. After Avignon, the next longest list in Vaucluse is Carpentras’, with 57. Valréas’ list is led by Jean-Sifrein Maury.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Grillon (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Grillon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Grillon
The fullest list close by belongs to Valréas, with 17.
Valréas · 3 miJean-Sifrein Maury & 16 moreECDieulefit · 11 miErnest Chalamel & 10 moreGPBollène · 11 miGeorges Plassat & 8 moreFCPierrelatte · 12 miFouad Chafik & 8 more
Nyons · 10 miRené Barjavel & 6 moreJPSaint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux · 9 miJean-Raymond de Petity & 3 more
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes · 10 miMaurice Trintignant & 1 more
Donzère · 11 miFélix-Auguste Clément & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Grillon
Who counts as from Grillon?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Grillon 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)
- Jean-Sifrein Maury: Auteur non identifié, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Barjavel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Trintignant: El Gráfico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Félix-Auguste Clément: Félix-Auguste Clément, 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.