, 2012 It was the birthplace of: •
Antoine Albalat (1856–1935), writer specialising in French literature. •
Louis of Toulouse (1274–1297), bishop of
Toulouse. •
François de Porchères d'Arbaud, (1590–1640), poet • (1768–1821), French soldier. • (1803–1874), poet and author. •
Fabrice Hadjadj (born 1971), philosopher and dramatist, teacher at the Lycée Sainte Jeanne d'Arc since 2002. • (born 1965), French film director. •
Joseph-Louis Lambot (1814–1887), the inventor of
ferro-cement which led to the development of
reinforced concrete. •
Catherine Matausch (born 1960), French journalist. •
Jean-Baptiste Maunier (born 1990), French actor. • (1944–2009), French musician, died and buried in Brignoles. •
Victor Nicolas (1906–1979), French sculptor who created many monuments in nearby departments. •
Joseph Parrocel (1646–1704), French painter. • (born 1965), French film director and screenwriter. •
François Just Marie Raynouard, (1761–1836) a French dramatist, linguist, writer and philologist.
Sport •
Amy Cissé (born 1969), retired international basketball player. • (born 1955), retired
rugby union player. •
Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931–2014), French footballer. •
Patrick Valéry (born 1969), retired footballer. ==Twin towns and sister cities==