worked in Montpellier Alexander Grothendieck (1928–2014), mathematician Nikola Karabatić (born 1984), handball player Paul Valéry (1871–1945), student at the University of Montpellier Enver Hoxha (1908–1985), student at the University of Montpellier Grégory Vignal (born 1981), Birmingham City F.C. full-back Taha Hussein (1889–1973), student at the University of Montpellier Michel Navratil (1908–2001), survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic Guy Delisle (born 1966), Canadian-born cartoonist, animator and author Other locations named after Montpellier "Montpellier" is used as the name of other towns and streets in as many as four continents. Many places in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland carry the name Montpellier. Often they are in resort locations claiming some of the healthy attributes for which the French city was renowned in earlier centuries. The variant spelling "Montpelier" is common, and is of quite early provenance. Brewer uses that spelling. The first example was the early 19th-century suburb of Montpelier in Brighton. The capital of the American state of Vermont was named Montpelier because of the high regard in which the Americans held the French who had aided their Revolutionary War against the British. Several other American cities are also named Montpelier. Places named Montpellier/Montpelier are also found in Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the Caribbean. James Madison, the United States fourth president, named his plantation Montpelier (Orange, Virginia), after the resort-like properties associated with the city at the time. See also Communes of the Hérault department Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montpellier References Citations Sources Further reading External links Official website Communes of Hérault Cities in Occitania (administrative region) Prefectures in France Crown of Aragon Languedoc Cities in France