#1Science & Medicine
Xavier de Fourvières
1853–1912French linguist (1853–1912)
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Robion, Vaucluse
5 famous people call Robion their birthplace
Xavier de Fourvières, the French linguist, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Léon Tallon and Charles Reboul. Most were born between 1914 and 1969: 3 of them. Writers and artists make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Xavier de Fourvières
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1853
Xavier de Fourvières
Youngest
1952
Christian Debout
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Robion
Ranked by languages covered: Xavier de Fourvières with 5, then Léon Tallon with 4 and Charles Reboul with 2.
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#2CR#3
Politics & Law
Charles Reboul
1919–2001French politician
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years
When Robion’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1850s, at 1.
Writing & ArtsScience & MedicineSportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Robion is known for
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Robion
The rest number 2, with 2 writers and artists among them.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Cavaillon’s, with 25.
Questions about famous people from Robion
Who is the most famous person from Robion?
Xavier de Fourvières (French linguist (1853–1912)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Léon Tallon and Charles Reboul.
How many famous people were born in Robion?
5 people born in Robion have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Robion known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Robion?
Xavier de Fourvières, born in 1853. The youngest on the list was born in 1952.
Who counts as from Robion?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Robion 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)
- Xavier de Fourvières: Gaston Jourdanne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Léon Tallon: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Debout: Stepffer-tiphaine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Ferri: MHSC TV - Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Char: Habitant de Céreste anonyme 1941, 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.