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 1873, 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