Editing Manosque (section)

==Personalities==
* '''Economy'''
** [[Olivier Baussan]], founder of [[L'Occitane en Provence|L’Occitane]] and [[Oliviers & Co]].
* '''Science'''
** [[Félix Esclangon]] (1905-1956), physicist, born and buried in Manosque.
* '''Medicine'''
** [[Fava of Manosque]] was a Jewish physician and surgeon in the early 14th century (c. 1321).
** [[Pierre Gérard Vassal]] (1769-1840) doctor and surgeon born in Manosque.
* '''Writers'''
** [[Marc-Antoine Laugier]] (1711-1769) born in Manosque, Jesuit writer and music critic<ref>Baratier, Duby & Hildesheimer, Atlas historique. Provence, Comtat Venaissin, principauté d’Orange, comté de Nice, principauté de Monaco, Paris, Librairie Armand Colin, 1969. p148</ref> considered the father of naturalism.
** [[Élémir Bourges]] (1852-1925) born in Manosque, novelist and journalist.
** [[Jean Giono]] (1895-1970) born and died in Manosque, buried in the communal cemetery.
** [[Pierre Magnan]] (1922-2012) born in Manosque, passionate writer of Provence.
** [[René Frégni]] born in Marseille, lived in Manosque.
** [[Sonia Chiambretto]] writer, lived in Manosque, worked with others on the archives of the Papon case.
* '''Politicians'''
** [[François Joseph de Pochet]] (1729-1794), born in Manosque, deputy to the [[Estates General of 1789]], representing the ''sénéchaussée'' of Aix-en-Provence.
** [[Henri Maurel (député)|Henri Maurel]] (1867-1935), born in Manosque, deputy for [[Bouches-du-Rhône]] in 1919.
** [[Pierre Augier]] (1910-1963), deputy for [[Vaucluse (département)|Vaucluse]], and mayor of [[Pertuis]], born in Manosque.
* '''Actors'''
** [[Christian Barbier]] (1924-2009) spent the last years of his life in Manosque and died there.
** [[Hafsia Herzi]] born in Manosque in 1987.
** [[Grégory Basso]] born in Manosque in 1974, French actor and singer, participant in TV reality shows.
* '''Artists'''
** The English painter [[Ralph Rumney]] spent the last years of his life in Manosque.
* '''Musicians'''
** The composer [[Adolphe Blanc]] was born in Manosque on the 24 June 1828.<ref>G. Vapereau, ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains : contenant toutes les personnes notables de la France et des pays étrangers'' [...], 4th édition, Paris, 1870, pp207-208</ref>
** The jazz musician [[Olivier Gatto]] born in Manosque en 1963.
** The French rock guitarist, singer, and movie soundtrack artist - [[Steph Honde|Stéphane Honde]] (aka Steph Honde) : "[[Rock You Like a Hurricane#Film, television, and video games|Rock You Like a Hurricane]]" in collaboration with Micki Milosevic under the band name "Unprotected Innocence",Sony Music Entertainment in the movie ''[[Lionsgate Films|HellBoy]]'', released by Lionsgate, April 2019.
** The French rock group [[Café Bertrand]].
** The bass-baritone [[Vincent le Texier]].
* '''Sports'''
** The athlete [[Salvatore Alario]], junior French high jump champion in the 1970s.
** The [[motocross]] driver [[Jean-Michel Bayle]] born in Manosque in 1969.
** The swimmer [[Esther Baron]] was a member of the EP Manosque club.
** The amateur French cycling champion 1971 [[Richard Podesta]].
** The international athlete [[Gloria Garrido]] was born in Manosque in 1951
** The professional racing cyclist [[Julien El Fares|Julien El Farès]], born in Manosque in 1985.
** The racing cyclist [[Édouard Fachleitner]] (1921-2008), nicknamed "le berger de Manosque" (the shepherd of Manosque), second in the [[Tour de France 1947]].
** The middle-distance runner (800 metres) [[Florent Lacasse]].
** The flyweight boxer [[Karim Guerfi]], junior world champion, champion of France, champion of Europe (2013).