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Famous people · Sault, Vaucluse

Sault counts 3 famous people, first among them Alain Goma

Most widely known is Alain Goma, the French footballer, with articles in 13 languages. Behind the leader come Edmond Alexis Lucien Pascal and Pierre Liardet. The nearest list is in Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt, 11 mi away: 3 names, starting with Michel Field. Edmond Alexis Lucien Pascal (1885) and Alain Goma (1972) mark the two ends of the list.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alain Goma
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1885
Edmond Alexis Lucien Pascal
Youngest
1972
Alain Goma
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Sault

By how many languages cover them, Alain Goma comes first (13), then Edmond Alexis Lucien Pascal (2) and Pierre Liardet (1).

AG#1
Sports

Alain Goma

born 1972

French footballer (born 1972)

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
EP#2
Politics & Law

Edmond Alexis Lucien Pascal

1885–1959

French official (1885–1959)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
PL#3
Notable

Pierre Liardet

born 1950

French athletics competitor

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

What Sault is known for

1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

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

Close by, the fullest list is Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt’s, at 3 names.

Questions about famous people from Sault

Who is the most famous person from Sault?

Alain Goma (French footballer (born 1972)) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Edmond Alexis Lucien Pascal and Pierre Liardet.

How many famous people were born in Sault?

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

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sault?

Edmond Alexis Lucien Pascal, born in 1885. The youngest on the list was born in 1972.

Who counts as from Sault?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sault 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 (1)

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.