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Jean-Sifrein Maury
1746–1817Catholic cardinal (1746-1817)
24 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Valréas, Vaucluse
17 famous people from Valréas, many of them athletes
The best known is the Catholic cardinal Jean-Sifrein Maury, with articles in 24 languages. The list comes to 18.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.8 in the typical town in Vaucluse. Births since 1970 account for 6 of the names. Between 1914 and 1969, 7 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
17
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Sifrein Maury
24 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1746
Jean-Sifrein Maury
Youngest
1990
Manon Valentino
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Valréas’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Valréas is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Valréas’ famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 7.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Valréas
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Sports
Lilian Martin
born 1971French footballer (born 1971)
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Valréas
14 more, 4 of them writers and artists.
Joseph Daultanne
1759–1828General of division of the French First Republic (1759-1828)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Dieulefit, at 11.
Questions about famous people from Valréas
Who is the most famous person from Valréas?
Jean-Sifrein Maury (Catholic cardinal (1746-1817)) is the best known by our measure: 24 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Manon Valentino and Lilian Martin.
How many famous people were born in Valréas?
17 people born in Valréas have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 26 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 Valréas known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 6 of the 17. That is 35% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Valréas?
Jean-Sifrein Maury, born in 1746. The youngest on the list was born in 1990.
Who counts as from Valréas?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Valréas 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 (9)
- Jean-Sifrein Maury: Auteur non identifié, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manon Valentino: Christophe DELORME, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denis Jeambar: Siren-Com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Besson: Doriandidier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raphaël Chaume: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Céline Mancellon: Goonie84600, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Garetto: Garettomarc84, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Barjavel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Trintignant: El Gráfico, 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.