Besides those two great figures of history, Cézanne and Zola, many artists and writers have marked the town. Some were born there, others chose to live there, but all have linked their names with Aix in their own way.

François de Malherbes (1555-1628)

When he married the daughter of a president of the parliament of Provence, he fell in love with the town too, and ran the literary court under two governors of Provence.

Luc de Clapiers, Marquis of Vauvenargues (1715-1747)

A friend of Voltaire and Marmontel, he wrote "L'introduction à la connaissance de l’esprit humain" (introduction to the knowledge of the human spirit). At the dawn of the century of light, this moralist pleaded the happiness and solidarity of man, without drawing distinctions between ranks.

Gabriel Honoré de Riquetti, Count of Mirabeau (1749-1791)
	Mirabeau was more popular with the people than the Aixois noblesse who reproached him for his dissolute life and his political stance. A candidate of the towns of Marseille and Aix of the Third Estate, he was elected in 1789 and chose to stand for Aix.

Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877)
A politician, historian and journalist, he was president of the Republic in 1871.

Joseph d'Arbaud (1874-1950)

Provençal poet and novelist, he revealed a grave and sometimes dark Provence in his works, including "La bête du Vaccarès".

Nicolas Froment (XVth Century)

Painter of the King René, he marked the Provençal school by introducing the realism of Flemish painting. His masterpiece is the Triptych of the Burning Bush (Triptique du Buisson Ardent), in the Saint Sauveur Cathedral.

Jean Daret (1613-1668)
	He was born in Brussels and died in Aix, where he had settled. Appointed King's painter by Louis XIV, he left behind a great volume of work of Italian inspiration. He participated in the decoration of numerous mansions built in his time, including the stairwell in trompe l'oeil of the Chateau de Chateaurenard, rue Gaston de Saporta.

Jean-Baptiste Van Loo (1684-1745)
Descendant of a great family of Dutch artists, he was born and died in Aix. A talented portrait painter, his works are exhibited in museums all over the world. Van Loo left many of his works in Aix, which are distributed among the mansions.

François Marius Granet (1775-1849)
	He saw great success in Paris and Europe. Filled with honour and responsibility, he was in turn curator of the royal museums, director of the museum of Versailles and member of the Institute. A year before his death, back in Aix, Granet bequeathed the best part of his collections to the museum, which today bears his name.

André Campra (1660-1744)
A musician, he was born in Aix in 1660 and died in Versailles in 1744. Master of music at the King's chapel, he innovated by creating the opera-ballet and by announcing comical opera.

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
	Milhaud was born in Marseille, and spent his childhood in Aix, where he is buried in the Saint Pierre cemetery. His large body of work included all forms of music: opera, ballet, symphony, quartets and more. Throughout his life, he continued to evoke themes linked to his native Provence in many of his compositions.Aix Carnival, Provençal suite, Mediterranean opening, the Blue Train, etc.

King Rene (Good King René I - 1409-1480)
Son of Louis II, Duke of Anjou,Count of Provence. He retired to Aix en Provence where he wrote poetry, stories and moral treatises, and drew a following of artists and writers.