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Famous people · Monteux, Vaucluse

Monteux’s famous people span 103 years: 5 births from 1840 to 1943

At the top of the list is the French painter Benoni-Auran, covered in 5 languages. The next two names are Rosa Bordas and Auguste Béraud. 3 of them were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, Benoni-Auran, dates from 1859.

#1 best knownBenoni-AuranWriting & Arts · 1859–1944
+3more
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Benoni-Auran
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1840
Rosa Bordas
Youngest
1943
Yves Bressy
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Monteux

Benoni-Auran leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Rosa Bordas (4) and Auguste Béraud (3).

Benoni-Auran#1
Writing & Arts

Benoni-Auran

1859–1944

French painter (1859-1944)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Rosa Bordas#2
Music

Rosa Bordas

1840–1901

French singer (1840-1901)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Auguste Béraud#3
Politics & Law

Auguste Béraud

1858–1905

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Monteux’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1850s, at 2.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Yves BressyÉdouard GrangierBenoni-AuranRosa Bordas
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Monteux 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.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Monteux

A further 2 follow, born between 1898 and 1943.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Carpentras has the most on record, with 57.

Questions about famous people from Monteux

Who is the most famous person from Monteux?

Benoni-Auran (French painter (1859-1944)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Rosa Bordas and Auguste Béraud.

How many famous people were born in Monteux?

5 people born in Monteux have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Monteux known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Monteux?

Rosa Bordas, born in 1840. The youngest on the list was born in 1943.

Who counts as from Monteux?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Monteux 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 (6)

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.