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Location

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Overview

The cemetery is the third largest cemetery in France after the Cimetière parisien de Pantin and the

Cimetière parisien de Thiais The cimetière parisien de Thiais is one of three Parisian cemeteries '' extra muros'', and is located in the commune of Thiais, in the Val-de-Marne department, in the Île-de-France region. History The cemetery was opened in October 1929 and i ...

, both of which are located in the Parisian region. It was established on 25 September 1855. However, it was only inaugurated on 30 December 1863.

Notable burials

Artists

Antonin Artaud Antoine Maria Joseph Paul Artaud (; ; 4September 18964March 1948), better known as Antonin Artaud, was a French artist who worked across a variety of media. He is best known for his writings, as well as his work in the theatre and cinema. Widely ...

(1896–1948), playwright * Léo Nègre (1906–1998), songwriter *

Edmond Rostand Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (, , ; 1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is known best for his 1897 play ''Cyrano de Bergerac''. Rostand's romantic plays contrasted with th ...

(1868–1918), playwright *

Vincent Scotto Vincent Scotto (21 April 1874 – 15 November 1952) was a French composer. Biography Early life Vincent Scotto was born on 21 April 1874 in Marseille to Pasquale Scotto d'Aniello and Antonia Intartaglia, from the island of Procida, north of th ...

(1874–1952), music composer *

Henri Verneuil Henri Verneuil (; born Ashot Malakian; 15 October 1920 – 11 January 2002) was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France. He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d'Or awards, and won Locarno International F ...

(1920–2002), screenwriter *

Henri Alibert Henri Alibert (December 3, 1889 – January 23, 1951) was a French singer and film actor. He was sometimes credited simply as Alibert. Along with Vincent Scotto he was the driving force behind the Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) i ...

(1889–1951), actor *

Rellys Henri Marius Roger Bourrelly (12 December 190520 July 1991), known by his stage name of Rellys, was a French actor.- Selected filmography * '' Three Sailors'' (1934) * '' Merlusse'' (1935) * '' Happy Arenas'' (1935) * ''That's Sport'' (1938) * '' ...

(1905–1991), actor *

Gaby Deslys Gaby Deslys (born Marie-Elise-Gabrielle Caire, 4 November 1881 – 11 February 1920) was a French singer and actress during the early 20th century. She selected her name for her stage career, and it is a contraction of ''Gabrielle of the Lil ...

(1881–1920), singer * Berthe Sylva (1885–1941), singer *

Ernest Reyer Louis Étienne Ernest Reyer (1 December 1823 – 15 January 1909) was a French opera composer and music critic. Biography Ernest Reyer was born in Marseille. His father, a notary, did not want his son to take up a career in music. However, he d ...

(1823–1909), music composer *

Émile Loubon Émile Charles Joseph Loubon (12 January 1809, Aix-en-Provence - 3 May 1863, Marseille) was a French painter, known for his panoramic landscapes of Provence, featuring figures and animals. Biography He was the son of Noël Augustin François L ...

(1809–1863), painter * Pierre Ambrogiani (1906–1985), painter * Valère Bernard (1860–1936), painter *

Charles Camoin Charles Camoin (; 23 September 1879 – 20 May 1965) was a French expressionist landscape painter associated with the Fauves. ''Les Fauves: A Sourcebook'', by Russell T. Clement, p. 2, web: -->&lpg=PA2 Google Books History Born in Marsei ...

(1879–1965), painter * Antoine Marius Gianelli (1896–1983), painter * Paul Gondard (1884–1953), sculptor *

Henri Christiné Henri Marius Christiné (27 December 1867 – 25 November 1941) was a French composer of Swiss birth. The son of a French Savoyard watchmaker, Christiné was born in Geneva, Switzerland. He began by teaching at the lycée in Geneva, while pu ...

(1867–1941), music composer *

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(1891–1974), actor *

Élie-Jean Vézien Élie-Jean Vézien was born in Marseille on 18 July 1890 and died in Marseille on 7 September 1982. He was a French sculptor, engraver and medallist. Biography Vézien started work in 1904 as apprentice to a goldsmith in Marseille who taught h ...

(1890–1982), sculptor * Auguste Vimar (1851–1916), illustrator *

André Roussin André Roussin, (22 January 1911 – 3 November 1987), was a French playwright. Born in Marseille, he was elected to the Académie française on 12 April 1973. Biography Early life and education Born on 119 rue Paradis in Marseille, he was ...

(1911–1987), playwright * Constant Roux (1869–1942), sculptor *

Antoine Sartorio Antoine Sartorio (27 January 1885, Menton – 19 February 1988, Jouques) was a French sculptor. Brief biography Antoine Sartorio was born in Menton on 27 January 1885 and died in Jouques on 19 February 1988. He studied at the École des Beaux-A ...

(1885–1988), sculptor * Louis Ducreux (1911–1992), screenwriter * Antoine Ferrari (1910–1995), painter *

Milly Mathis Milly Mathis (8 September 1901 – 30 March 1965) was a French actress who appeared in more than 100 films during her career. Born on 8 September 1901 as Emilienne Pauline Tomasini in Marseilles, France, she made her film debut with a small, uncr ...

(1901–1965), actor *

Alida Rouffe Alida Rouffe (1874–1949) was a French actress. Joséphine Marie Rouffe was born on 20 March 1874 in Bordeaux. Her father was mime artist Louis Rouffe (1849-1885). She spent most of her career on stage in the south of France, and like her ...

(1874–1949), actor *

Jean-Vital Jammes Jean-Vital Jammes (known by the stage name Ismaël) (28 April 1825 – 13 June 1893)Birth name and life dates are from Pierre (1900p. 447 See also the :File:JAMMES Jean-Vital Birth Certificate 1825.JPG, Birth certificate of Jean-Vital Jammes. Pou ...

(1825–1893), opera singer * René Sarvil (1901–1975), actor *

Gabriel Signoret Gabriel Signoret (November 15, 1878 – March 16, 1937, in Paris, France) was a French silent film actor. He starred in some 70 films between 1910 and 1938. In 1920 he appeared in Guy du Fresnay's ''Flipotte''. His brother Jean Signoret (bor ...

(1878–1937), actor *

Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli (October 14, 1824 – June 29, 1886) was a French painter of the generation preceding the Impressionists. Biography Monticelli was born in Marseille in humble circumstances. He attended the École Municipale de ...

(1824–1886), painter *

Alphonse Moutte Jean Joseph Marie Alphonse Moutte (March 4, 1840 – April 21, 1913) was a French painter in the Naturalist style, known for his genre scenes and coastal landscapes. Biography He was born to an old Provençal family and began his education at t ...

(1840–1913), painter * Dominique Piazza (1860–1941), illustrator

Politicians and military personnel

* Charles Armand Septime de Faÿ de La Tour-Maubourg (1801–1845), diplomat and politician * Alphonse Esquiros (1812–1876), poet and politician *

Joseph Thierry Joseph Marie Philippe Thierry (2 March 1857 – 22 September 1918) was a French lawyer and politician. He was deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône from 1898 to 1918. He was Minister of Public Works in 1913 and Minister of Finance in 1917. As Minister of F ...

(1857–1918), politician * Albert Littolff (1911–1943), military pilot *

François Charles-Roux François Charles-Roux (19 November 1879 – 26 June 1961) was a French businessman, historian and diplomat. He was born in Marseille. Biography Charles-Roux, the son of Jules Charles-Roux, studied at the École libre des sciences politiques. T ...

(1879–1961), diplomat *

Émile Muselier Émile Henry Muselier (; 17 April 1882 – 2 September 1965) was a French admiral who led the Free French Naval Forces ('' Forces navales françaises libres'', or FNFL) during World War II. He was responsible for the idea of distinguishing his ...

(1882–1965), resistant * Germaine Poinso-Chapuis (1901–1981), politician *

Gaston Defferre Gaston Defferre (14 September 1910 – 7 May 1986) was a French Socialist politician. He served as mayor of Marseille for 33 years until his death in 1986. He was minister for overseas territories in Guy Mollet’s socialist government in 1956 ...

(1910–1986), politician * Georges N'Guyen Van Loc (1933–2008), intelligence chief

Sportspeople

* Gunnar Andersson (1928–1969), football player * Raymond Grassi (1930–1953), boxer * Luc Borrelli (1965–1999), football player *

Jean Bouin Alexandre François Étienne Jean Bouin (; 21 December 1888 – 29 September 1914) was a French middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500m at the 1908 Olympics and the 5000m at the 1912 Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 5000m in 1912 ...

(1888–1914), runner * Gustave Ganay (1892–1926), cyclist * Henri Rougier (1876–1956), cyclist

Other

* Alexandre Chabanon (1873–1936), missionary in Indochina * Gaétan Picon, inventor of Sirop de Picon * Louis Noilly and Claudius Prat, founders of

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Jules Charles-Roux Jules Charles-Roux (14 November 1841 – 6 March 1918) was a French businessman and politician. He served as the vice president of the Suez Canal Company. He served as a corporate director of shipping companies in the Antilles, West Africa and ...

(1841–1918), businessman and philanthropist * Gustave Desplaces (1820–1869), engineer *

Pascal Coste Xavier Pascal Coste (26 November 1787 – 8 February 1879) was a French architect. He was at one time a personal architect for Muhammad Ali Pasha. As a seasoned traveller, his travels to Qajar Iran, aroused the interest of King Louis Philippe I ...

(1787–1879), architect * Nicolas Paquet (1831–1909), businessman * Michel-Robert Penchaud (1772–1833), architect * Eugène Rostand (1843–1915), economist *

Joseph Héliodore Garcin de Tassy Joseph Héliodore Sagesse Vertu Garcin de Tassy (25 January 1794, Marseille – 2 September 1878) was a French orientalist. Life Garcin de Tassy was born in 1794 in Marseille to a family of merchants. He started learning Arabic at the age of 20 a ...

(1794–1878), academic *

Antoine Clot Antoine Barthelemy Clot (7 November 1793 – 28 August 1868) was a French doctor known as Clot Bey while practicing in Egypt. Early life and education He was born at Grenoble. In 1823, he graduated in medicine and surgery at Montpellier. His thes ...

(1793–1868), physician and philanthropist *

Aimé Olivier de Sanderval Aimé Olivier de Sanderval (10 July 1840, Lyon, France – 22 March 1919), comte de Sanderval, was a French people, French adventurer, explorer of West Africa, entrepreneur and author. Early life He was born in Lyon, the second of Olivier bro ...

(1840–1919), explorer *

Antoine-Fortuné Marion Antoine-Fortuné Marion (10 October 1846 – 22 January 1900) was a French naturalist with interests in geology, zoology, and botany. He was also a competent amateur painter. A school friend of Paul Cézanne's in Aix-en-Provence, Marion went on ...

(1846–1900), botanist *

Jacques de Morgan Jean-Jacques de Morgan (3 June 1857 – 14 June 1924) was a French mining engineer, geologist, and archaeologist. He was the director of antiquities in Egypt during the 19th century, and excavated in Memphis and Dahshur, providing many dra ...

(1857–1924), explorer

References

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