Next door to Ménerbes, Apt lists 26 famous people
So far, no famous person on record was born in Ménerbes. Famous people are on record for 74 of the towns in Vaucluse. No town in Vaucluse lists more than Avignon, with 276. After Avignon, the next longest list in Vaucluse is Carpentras’, with 57.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Ménerbes (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Ménerbes as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Ménerbes
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Ménerbes
Who counts as from Ménerbes?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ménerbes 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)
- Michaël Guigou: Steindy 17:46, 17 March 2010 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Ferri: MHSC TV - Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Xavier de Fourvières: Gaston Jourdanne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis-Joseph Rostand: Alphonse Moutte, 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.