#1Writing & Arts
Rodolphe Julian
1839–1907French painter, etcher and pedagogue, founder of the Académie Julian (1839-1907)
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Lapalud, Vaucluse
5 famous people come from Lapalud, Rodolphe Julian the best known
With articles in 13 languages, Rodolphe Julian is the most widely known. Second and third on the list are Thomas Prosper Jullien and Joseph-Louis-Victor Jullien. 3 of them were born before the Revolution, the first Joseph-Louis-Victor Jullien in 1764. Most were born before the Revolution: 3 of them.
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Rodolphe Julian
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1764
Joseph-Louis-Victor Jullien
Youngest
1839
Rodolphe Julian
Most common field
Military
3 people
What stands out about Lapalud’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lapalud’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1830s, with 1 people born in that decade.
MilitaryWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lapalud
Rodolphe Julian, Thomas Prosper Jullien and Joseph-Louis-Victor Jullien are written about in 13, 5 and 4 languages.
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#2Military
Thomas Prosper Jullien
1773–1798French army officer
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
#3Military
Joseph-Louis-Victor Jullien
1764–1839French military officer (1764–1839)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for
What Lapalud is known for
Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 14.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Lapalud
Another 2, the earliest born in 1785.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Bagnols-sur-Cèze has the most on record: 34.
Bagnols-sur-Cèze · 11 miAntoine de Rivarol & 33 more
Pont-Saint-Esprit · 4 miGeorges Ville & 19 moreGPBollène · 3 miGeorges Plassat & 8 moreFCPierrelatte · 5 miFouad Chafik & 8 moreCCBourg-Saint-Andéol · 5 miChristian Chabanis & 8 moreJPSaint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux · 5 miJean-Raymond de Petity & 3 moreRBMondragon · 5 miRodolphe Bringer & 2 more
Piolenc · 10 miJean-Louis Trintignant & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Lapalud
Who is the most famous person from Lapalud?
Rodolphe Julian (French painter, etcher and pedagogue, founder of the Académie Julian (1839-1907)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Thomas Prosper Jullien and Joseph-Louis-Victor Jullien.
How many famous people were born in Lapalud?
5 people born in Lapalud have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Lapalud known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lapalud?
Joseph-Louis-Victor Jullien, born in 1764. The youngest on the list was born in 1839.
Who counts as from Lapalud?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lapalud 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 (7)
- Rodolphe Julian: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Prosper Jullien: Ljullien, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph-Louis-Victor Jullien: Ljullien, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Granier: Unknown 1851, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine de Rivarol: Unknown author Unknown author ( French art ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Ville: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Louis Trintignant: Reporters Associati & Archivi / Mondadori, 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.