People from Aix

Births François Marius Granet Paul Cézanne (1861) Hélène Grimaud

Aix-en-Provence was the birthplace of:

Eleanor of Provence (died 1291), queen consort of King Henry III of England Charles Annibal Fabrot, (1580–1659), French jurist, born in Aix David-Augustin de Brueys, (1640–1723) theologian and playwright Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, (1656–1708), botanist André Campra 1660–1744, composer and conductor Jean-Baptiste van Loo (1684–1745), painter Laurent Belissen, (1693–1762), baroque composer Joseph Lieutaud, (1703–1780), doctor to Louis XV of France Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, (1715–1747), writer and moralist Joseph Sec, (1715–1794), a carpenter and an architect Jean-François Pierre Peyron, (1744–1814), painter Jean-Baptiste Giraud, (1752–1830), sculptor Toussaint-Bernard Éméric-David, (1755–1839), archeologist and arts writer Antoine Balthazar Joachim d'André, (1759–1825), member of the National Constituent Assembly of 1789 François Marius Granet (1775–1849), painter Charles-Joseph-Eugene de Mazenod (1782–1861), bishop of Marseille and founder of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate François Mignet, (1796–1884), historian François Vincent Latil, (1796–1890), French painter Achille Emperaire, (1829–1898), French painter, friends with Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), painter who lived and painted in the city Philippe Solari, (1840–1906), French sculptor Baptistin Baille, (1841–1918), professor of optics and acoustics Maurice Rouvier (1842–1911), politician Alfred Capus (1858–1922), playwright, member of the Académie française Henri Brémond (1864–1933), theologian Armand Lunel, (1892–1977), last known speaker of Shuadit Darius Milhaud (1892–1984), composer and teacher Paul Veyne, (born in 1930), historian and archeologist Jacques Pellegrin (born 1944), painter Frédéric Fekkai (born 1958), celebrity hairstylist Julia Zemiro (born 1967), French-Australian actor and host of Australian television program Rockwiz Hélène Grimaud (born 1969), concert pianist Franck Cammas (born 1972), Professional racing sailor Arnaud Clément (born 1977), professional tennis player, finalist at the Australian Open in 2001. Famous residents Édouard Manet, Portrait of Émile Zola, 1868, Musée d'Orsay Saint Maximin, the early Christian disciple and first bishop of Aix, who according to provencal tradition evangelised Aix with Mary Magdalene Saint Mitre, the Christian martyr who died in Aix in 466 and whose relics are preserved in the Cathedral Barthélemy d'Eyck, painter Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, (1580–1637), a scientist best known for his correspondence Jean Daret, (1613–1668), the French painter, who died in Aix Pierre Joseph Garidel, (1658–1737), the botanist Claude Arnulphy, (1697–1786), painter Jean-Baptiste Marie de Piquet, Marquis of Méjanes, (1729–1786), who bequeathed to the town his collection of between 60 and 80 thousand books, which later became the municipal library, the Bibliothèque Méjanes Jean de Dieu-Raymond de Cucé de Boisgelin (1732–1804), Archbishop of Aix. Victor d'Hupay, (1746–1818), writer and philosopher Paul Byrne, Musician and Cocktail Engineer. Jean-Antoine Constantin, (1756–1844), painter Antoine de L'Hoyer (1768–1852), Composer, Guitarist, Soldier Ambroise Roux-Alphéran, (1776–1858), a clerk of court and historian Émile Zola (1840–1902), the novelist, who was born in Paris but spent his childhood in Aix Joseph Ravaisou, (1865–1925), French painter, who died in Aix Louise Germain, (1874–1939), French painter, who died in Aix Joseph d'Arbaud, (1874–1950), French poet, who died in Aix Christophe Rousset, (born 1961), French conductor and harpsichordist, who grew up in Aix Charles Trenet, (1942–2001), French poet, painter & Musician, wrote "I Wish You Love" and several evergreen in Aix Bradley Cooper, (1995–1996), American film, theater, and television actor, who spent his 6 months as an exchange student from Georgetown University