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Avignon ranks 572nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Volgograd, Freiburg im Breisgau, and Santa Fe, Argentina. Memorable people born in Avignon include Pope Urban VI, Olivier Messiaen, and Mireille Mathieu. Memorable people who died in Avignon include John Stuart Mill, Pope John XXII, and Pope Urban V. Avignon has been the birth place of many writers and soccer players and the death place of many religious figures and politicians. Avignon is located in France.

Avignon is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the commune had a population of 93,671 as of the census results of 2017, with about 16,000 living in the ancient town centre enclosed by its medieval walls. It is France's 35th-largest metropolitan area according to INSEE with 337,039 inhabitants (2020), and France's 13th-largest urban unit with 459,533 inhabitants (2020). Its urban area was the fastest-growing in France from 1999 until 2010 with an increase of 76% of its population and an area increase of 136%. The Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon, a cooperation structure of 16 communes, had 197,102 inhabitants in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1310 and 1999, Avignon was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Pope Urban VI, Olivier Messiaen, and Mireille Mathieu. Additionaly, 32 globally memorable people have passed away in Avignon including John Stuart Mill, Pope John XXII, and Pope Urban V. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Avignon than were born there.

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Most individuals born in present day Avignon were writers (4), soccer players (3), composers (2), racing drivers (2), and religious figures (1),  while most who died were religious figures (7), politicians (6), philosophers (5), writers (5), and painters (3).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Avignon, including Younès Belhanda, Éric Di Meco, and Cédric Carrasso. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Avignon, including Pierre Boulle, Laura de Noves, and Henri Bosco.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Avignon since 1700.