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Famous people · Mormoiron, Vaucluse

From 1746 to 1848, Mormoiron was the birthplace of 2 famous people

Guillaume de Sainte-Croix, the French writer and historian, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Paul Vialis. Of its neighbours, Carpentras, 7 mi away, lists the most: 57, Édouard Daladier first. The longest list in Vaucluse is Avignon’s, with 276 names.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Guillaume de Sainte-Croix
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1746
Guillaume de Sainte-Croix
Youngest
1848
Paul Vialis
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Mormoiron

GS#1
Writing & Arts

Guillaume de Sainte-Croix

1746–1809

French writer and historian (1746-1809)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
PV#2
Politics & Law

Paul Vialis

1848–1913

French politician (1848–1913)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Mormoiron is known for

The largest field is Writing & Arts, 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

Carpentras has the longest list next door: 57.

Questions about famous people from Mormoiron

Who is the most famous person from Mormoiron?

Guillaume de Sainte-Croix (French writer and historian (1746-1809)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Paul Vialis.

How many famous people were born in Mormoiron?

2 people born in Mormoiron have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Mormoiron 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 Mormoiron?

Guillaume de Sainte-Croix, born in 1746. The youngest on the list was born in 1848.

Who counts as from Mormoiron?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mormoiron 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)

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.