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Famous people · Piolenc, Vaucluse

The 3 famous people born in Piolenc, led by Jean-Louis Trintignant

At the top of the list is the French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant, covered in 60 languages. Pierre Grillet and André-Philippe Corsin follow. For more famous names, Orange is 4 mi away: its list has 44, led by Michel Petrucciani. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 5.2, close to the 3.8 of the typical Vaucluse town.

#1 best knownJean-Louis TrintignantFilm, TV & Stage · 1930–2022
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Louis Trintignant
60 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1773
André-Philippe Corsin
Youngest
1932
Pierre Grillet
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person

What stands out about Piolenc’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Piolenc

Jean-Louis Trintignant has articles in 60 languages, Pierre Grillet in 11 and André-Philippe Corsin in 3.

Jean-Louis Trintignant#1
Film, TV & Stage

Jean-Louis Trintignant

1930–2022

French actor (1930–2022)

60 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Pierre Grillet#2
Sports

Pierre Grillet

1932–2018

French footballer (1932-2018)

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
André-Philippe Corsin#3
Military

André-Philippe Corsin

1773–1854

French soldier and officer (1773-1854)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Piolenc is known for

The largest field is Film, TV & Stage, 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

8 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Piolenc

Who is the most famous person from Piolenc?

Jean-Louis Trintignant (French actor (1930–2022)) is the best known by our measure: 60 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre Grillet and André-Philippe Corsin.

How many famous people were born in Piolenc?

3 people born in Piolenc have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 4 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 Piolenc known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Piolenc?

André-Philippe Corsin, born in 1773. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.

Who counts as from Piolenc?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Piolenc 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 (8)

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.