People Who Were Born or Died in Avignon
- Trophime Bigot, French painter, died in Avignon in around 1653
- Jean Alesi, racing car driver - born in Avignon, 1964
- Henri Bosco, writer - born in Avignon, 1888
- Pierre Boulle, author of The Bridge over the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes - born in Avignon, 1912
- Alexandre de Rhodes (1591–1664), Jesuit missionary - born in Avignon
- Bernard Kouchner, politician - born in Avignon, 1936
- Mireille Mathieu, singer - born in Avignon, 1946
- Olivier Messiaen, composer - born in Avignon, 1908
- Joseph Vernet, painter - born in Avignon, 1714
- John Stuart Mill died at Avignon in 1871, and is buried in the cemetery.
- Dorothea von Rodde-Schlözer, artist and scholar died in Avignon in 1825.
- Michel Trinquier, painter born in 1930 in Avignon,
- René Girard, historian, literary critic, philosopher, and author - born in Avignon, 1923
- Cédric Carrasso, footballer - born in Avignon, 1981
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