NV#1
Writing & Arts
Noël Vesper
1882–1944French pastor and writer
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Mérindol, Vaucluse
2 famous people were born in Mérindol
The best known is the French pastor and writer Noël Vesper, with an article in one language. The list has one more: the French military personnel Roger Giraud. Over 27 years of births, the list goes from Noël Vesper (1882) to Roger Giraud (1909). Xavier de Fourvières tops the 5 names on record in Robion, 8 mi away.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Noël Vesper
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1882
Noël Vesper
Youngest
1909
Roger Giraud
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known
Born in Mérindol
RG#2
Military
Roger Giraud
1909–1944French military personnel (1909-1944)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Mérindol is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 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
The neighbour with the most names is Robion, at 5.
Questions about famous people from Mérindol
Who is the most famous person from Mérindol?
Noël Vesper (French pastor and writer) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Roger Giraud.
How many famous people were born in Mérindol?
2 people born in Mérindol have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Mérindol known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mérindol?
Noël Vesper, born in 1882. The youngest on the list was born in 1909.
Who counts as from Mérindol?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mérindol 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 (5)
- Xavier de Fourvières: Gaston Jourdanne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Léon Dury: Sandrine Chabre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis-Joseph Rostand: Alphonse Moutte, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Brun: Disdero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugène Garcin: Étienne Carjat, 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.