People born here (54)
|
| Lucien Aimar |
 FRA |
CRD |
Olympics |
1964 |
28 April 1941 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Jean-Claude Amoureux |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976 |
4 March 1956 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Joanne Andraca |
FRA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2008 |
10 July 1988 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Thiérry Aymes |
FRA |
GAR |
Olympics |
1996 |
15 October 1973 |
Ollioules, Var (FRA) |
| Pascal Bahuaud |
FRA |
ROW |
Olympics |
1988 |
15 June 1956 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Hervé Banti |
 MON |
TRI |
Olympics |
2012 |
26 March 1977 |
Ollioules, Var (FRA) |
| Louise Bellon |
FRA |
ATH |
Non-starter |
1928 |
17 August 1908 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir |
 MAR |
FBL |
Olympics |
2024 |
16 February 2005 |
Gassin, Var (FRA) |
| Jean-Baptiste Bernaz |
FRA |
SAL |
Olympics |
2008—2024 |
18 July 1987 |
Fréjus, Var (FRA) |
| Frédéric Bertrand |
FRA |
LUG |
Olympics |
1992 |
24 July 1971 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Carl Blasco |
FRA |
TRI |
Olympics |
2000—2004 |
11 September 1971 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Michaël Bodegas |
FRA
 ITA |
WPO |
Olympics |
2016—2024 |
3 May 1987 |
La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Paul Bret |
FRA |
ART |
Referee |
1948 |
23 March 1902 |
Draguignan, Var (FRA) |
| Robert Busnel |
FRA |
BKB |
Coach/Administrator |
1948—1990 |
14 September 1914 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Noël Calone |
FRA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1952 |
12 November 1904 |
La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Stéphane Canet |
FRA |
VBV |
Olympics |
2004 |
7 June 1971 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Michèle Chardonnet |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984 |
27 October 1956 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| David Chastan |
FRA |
ALP |
Referee |
2010—2014 |
20 November 1968 |
Ollioules, Var (FRA) |
| Sandie Clair |
FRA |
CTR |
Olympics |
2012—2016 |
1 April 1988 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Charles Coste |
FRA |
CTR |
Olympics/Torch Bearer |
1948—2024 |
8 February 1924 |
Ollioules, Var (FRA) |
| Émile Coste |
FRA |
FEN |
Olympics |
1900 |
2 February 1862 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Jean-Michel Cousteau |
FRA |
|
Olympic Flagbearer |
2002 |
6 May 1938 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Jean Demaria |
FRA |
FBL |
Non-starter |
1952 |
2 July 1931 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Isabelle Demongeot |
FRA |
TEN |
Olympics |
1988—1992 |
18 September 1966 |
Gassin, Var (FRA) |
| Dimitri Deruelle |
FRA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1992—2000 |
5 December 1971 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Édouard Dortomb |
FRA |
SHO |
YOG |
2014 |
22 October 1999 |
La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Erwan Dridi |
FRA |
RU7 |
YOG |
2018 |
4 July 2000 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Charlotte Escudero |
FRA |
RU7 |
YOG |
2018 |
26 December 2000 |
La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Ambre Esnault |
FRA |
SWA |
Olympics |
2024 |
21 February 2002 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Marius Gabriel |
FRA |
FEN |
Olympics/Referee |
1900 |
11 July 1854 |
Barjols, Var (FRA) |
| Amandine Giardino |
FRA |
VVO |
Olympics |
2024 |
30 March 1995 |
La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Marielle Goitschel |
FRA |
ALP |
Olympics |
1964—1968 |
28 September 1945 |
Sainte-Maxime, Var (FRA) |
| Bernard Gravier |
FRA |
FEN |
Olympics |
1908 |
20 February 1881 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Élodie Guiglion |
FRA |
RU7 |
Olympics |
2016 |
28 January 1990 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Damien Joly |
FRA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2012—2024 |
4 June 1992 |
Ollioules, Var (FRA) |
| Jean-Pierre Le Lain |
FRA |
ROW |
Olympics |
1992 |
23 September 1961 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Christophe Laporte |
FRA |
CRD |
Olympics |
2024 |
11 December 1992 |
La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Casey Legler |
FRA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1996 |
26 April 1977 |
Fréjus, Var (FRA) |
| Arnaud Loiseau |
FRA |
VBV |
YOG |
2014 |
12 May 1996 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Axel Mazella |
FRA |
SAL |
Olympics |
2024 |
10 December 1997 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Nicolas Navarro |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2020—2024 |
12 March 1991 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Earvin Ngapeth |
FRA |
VVO |
Olympics |
2016—2024 |
12 February 1991 |
Saint-Raphaël, Var (FRA) |
| Lauriane Nolot |
FRA |
SAL |
Olympics |
2024 |
9 December 1998 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Nicolas d'Oriano |
FRA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2016 |
5 May 1997 |
La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Maxime Paul |
FRA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1992 |
26 March 1971 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Giacomo Perez-Dortona |
FRA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2012 |
11 November 1989 |
La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Lisa Pou |
MON |
OWS/SWM |
Olympics/Opening Flagbearer/Closing Flagbearer |
2024 |
28 May 1999 |
Fréjus, Var (FRA) |
| Émilie Respaut |
FRA |
VVO |
Olympics |
2024 |
25 April 2003 |
Fréjus, Var (FRA) |
| Fabien Sanchez |
FRA |
CTR |
Olympics |
2004—2008 |
30 March 1983 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Gian Marco Schivo |
ITA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1972 |
6 May 1949 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Odiah Sidibé |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1992—1996 |
13 January 1970 |
Fréjus, Var (FRA) |
| Paolo, Conte Thaon Di Revel |
ITA |
FEN |
Olympics/Administrator |
1920—1973 |
2 May 1888 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Aurore Trayan |
FRA |
ARC |
Olympics |
2004 |
11 May 1980 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Christine Vanparys-Torres |
FRA |
HBL |
Olympics |
2008 |
22 March 1978 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
People who died here (59)
|
| Charles Agosti |
FRA |
BOX |
Non-starter |
1936 |
12 May 2000 |
Solliès-Toucas, Var (FRA) |
| Louis-Henri Albinet |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1924 |
22 July 1991 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| René Aleman |
FRA |
WLF |
Olympics |
1948 |
1989 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Louise Bellon |
FRA |
ATH |
Non-starter |
1928 |
18 July 1987 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Robert Bottini |
FRA |
FBL |
Non-starter |
1948 |
6 August 2009 |
La Garde, Var (FRA) |
| Peter Boumphrey |
 GBR |
ALP |
Olympics |
1948 |
10 November 2004 |
Fayence, Var (FRA) |
| Robert Boutigny |
FRA |
CSP |
Olympics |
1948—1952 |
22 July 2022 |
Fréjus, Var (FRA) |
| Henry Brougham |
GBR |
RQT |
Olympics |
1908 |
18 February 1923 |
La Croix-Valmer, Var (FRA) |
| André Busch |
FRA |
WPO |
Olympics |
1936 |
7 July 1991 |
Sanary-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Jacques Cariou |
FRA |
EDR/EJP/EVE |
Olympics |
1912 |
7 October 1931 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Anne-Marie Colchen |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948 |
26 January 2017 |
Sanary-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Yvonne Conte |
FRA |
FEN |
Olympics |
1924 |
3 September 1959 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Émile Coste |
FRA |
FEN |
Olympics |
1900 |
7 July 1927 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Spalding de Garmendia |
 USA |
TEN |
Olympics |
1900 |
9 November 1932 |
Saint-Raphaël, Var (FRA) |
| Jean, Baron de Lareinty de Tholozan |
FRA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1920 |
23 October 1955 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Rupert Deen |
GBR |
LUG |
Olympics |
1972 |
30 December 2016 |
Gassin, Var (FRA) |
| Jane Deley |
FRA |
ART |
Olympics |
1928 |
13 July 1949 |
Grimaud, Var (FRA) |
| Jean Demaria |
FRA |
FBL |
Non-starter |
1952 |
10 March 1994 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Anne-Marie Demortière |
FRA |
GAR |
Olympics |
1960 |
26 April 2022 |
La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Ferdy Denzler |
 SUI |
ART/WPO |
Olympics |
1936—1948 |
3 July 1991 |
La Croix-Valmer, Var (FRA) |
| Maurice Depont |
FRA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1924 |
30 September 1981 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Marcel Desprets |
FRA |
FEN |
Olympics |
1948 |
12 March 1973 |
Brignoles, Var (FRA) |
| Jean Faggion |
FRA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1972—1976 |
4 February 2020 |
La Garde, Var (FRA) |
| Jean Frain de la Gaulayrie |
FRA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1948—1952 |
19 July 1980 |
Ollioules, Var (FRA) |
| Ernest Garnier |
FRA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1936 |
16 January 1993 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Roger Gerber |
FRA |
WLF |
Olympics |
1956—1960 |
6 December 2024 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Gisèle Guibert |
FRA |
GAR |
Olympics |
1948 |
9 February 2016 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Christian Guilbert |
FRA |
ROW |
Olympics |
1948 |
20 August 2014 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Jean Guillou |
FRA |
GAR |
Olympics |
1952—1956 |
28 August 2019 |
La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Andrzej Jarosik |
 POL |
FBL |
Non-starter |
1972 |
23 April 2024 |
Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Charles Koechlin |
FRA |
ART |
Referee |
1924 |
31 December 1950 |
Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Denis Lathoud |
FRA |
HBL |
Olympics |
1992—1996 |
22 June 2025 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Philippe Lefébure |
FRA |
IHO |
Olympics/Referee |
1928—1936 |
5 June 1973 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Cesare Locatelli |
ITA |
SSK |
Non-starter |
1924 |
23 March 1990 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Fabio Mainoni |
ITA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1900 |
26 August 1958 |
Draguignan, Var (FRA) |
| Jacques Marty |
FRA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1964 |
2 August 2012 |
Fréjus, Var (FRA) |
| Henry Masquilier Thiriez |
FRA |
ART |
Olympics |
1924 |
16 September 1954 |
Saint-Raphaël, Var (FRA) |
| Édouard Max-Robert |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1928 |
16 July 1996 |
Grimaud, Var (FRA) |
| Henri Meslot |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1908 |
1 March 1973 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Roger Michelot |
FRA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1932—1936 |
19 March 1993 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Jeannine Moussier |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948 |
22 April 2024 |
Saint-Raphaël, Var (FRA) |
| André Oriol |
FRA |
ROW |
Olympics |
1924 |
17 April 1994 |
Fréjus, Var (FRA) |
| Salvator Pélégry |
FRA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1924 |
16 February 1965 |
Sanary-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Jacques Perrier |
FRA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1948 |
23 June 2015 |
Gassin, Var (FRA) |
| Georges Pisani |
FRA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1960 |
17 March 2008 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Bernard Planque |
FRA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1952 |
6 September 2016 |
Toulon, Var (FRA) |
| Pierre Quinon |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984 |
17 August 2011 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Claude Raffy |
FRA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1960 |
17 January 2025 |
Besse-sur-Issole, Var (FRA) |
| Gabriel Robert |
FRA |
FBL |
Olympics/Coach |
1948—1976 |
15 May 2003 |
Hyères, Var (FRA) |
| Jéhan Le Roy |
FRA |
EVE |
Olympics |
1960—1964 |
17 August 1992 |
Fréjus, Var (FRA) |
| François Rudler |
FRA |
BKB |
Non-starter |
1936 |
19 February 1984 |
Fréjus, Var (FRA) |
| Émile Lucien Salkin |
 BEL |
ART |
Olympics |
1936 |
27 August 1977 |
Cotignac, Var (FRA) |
| Paul Siebels |
BEL |
ROW |
Olympics |
1936 |
2 January 1988 |
Saint-Raphaël, Var (FRA) |
| Rosemarie Sparrow |
GBR |
ALP |
Olympics |
1948 |
13 October 2025 |
Fayence, Var (FRA) |
| Jan Steler |
POL |
|
Other |
1993 |
12 August 2006 |
La Cadière-d'Azur, Var (FRA) |
| Roger Tauvel |
FRA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1952 |
4 August 1976 |
Seillans, Var (FRA) |
| Jean Thureau |
FRA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1952 |
3 March 1995 |
Gassin, Var (FRA) |
| Gisèle Vallerey |
FRA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1948 |
28 September 2010 |
La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var (FRA) |
| Charles Van Antwerpen |
BEL |
ROW |
Olympics |
1948—1952 |
12 December 2019 |
Fréjus, Var (FRA) |