Gaston

Beauty and the Beast character
Person fictional_human Q2269136
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Summary

Gaston is a fictional human[1]. He was born in France[2]. He has worked as a hunter[3]. He draws 5,541 Wikipedia views per month (fictional human category, ranking #613 of 5,308).[4]

Key Facts

  • Child: Gil[5]
  • Ethnic group: French people in fiction[6]
  • Creator: Linda Woolverton[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Instance of: animated character[9], theatrical character[10], film character[11]
  • Killed by: Beast[12]
  • Performer: Richard White[13], Luke Evans[14]
  • Commons category: Gaston (Disney)[15]
  • Cause of death: falling[16]
  • Residence: France[17]
  • Given name: Gaston[18]
  • Contributor to the creative work or subject: Andreas Deja[19], Ron Husband[20], Alex Kupershmidt[21], David Burgess[22], Joe Haidar[23], Tim Allen[24], Martin Korth[25]
  • Inspired by: Brom Bones[26]
  • From narrative universe: Beauty and the Beast universe[27]
  • Manner of death: accidental death[28]
  • Eye color: blue[29]
  • Present in work: Beauty and the Beast[30]
  • Birth name: Gaston LeGume[31]
  • Native label: Gaston[32]
  • Hair color: black hair[33]
  • Last words: Please, don't hurt me. I'll do anything. Anything![34]
  • Narrative role: main antagonist[35]
  • Media franchise: Beauty and the Beast[36]
  • Character type: jock[37], villain[38]
  • Dislikes of fictional character: defeat[39]

Why It Matters

Gaston has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Gaston born?

Gaston was born in France[2].

What did Gaston do for work?

Gaston worked as a hunter[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Beauty and the Beast. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Beauty and the Beast Press Kit. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Beauty and the Beast. Retrieved . didierghez.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Beauty and the Beast. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Beauty and the Beast. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Beauty and the Beast. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Beauty and the Beast. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Beauty and the Beast. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Beauty and the Beast. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Tillnius · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 12
    Behind the voice actors character id → Beauty-and-the-Beast/Gaston
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'da', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'pt', 'simple'
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Behind the voice actors character id: Beauty-and-the-Beast/Gaston"
  2. 23d ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → —
    Image of cosplay → D23 Expo 2013 - Gaston (9490879529).jpg
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving Image to Image of cosplay"
  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Manner of death → accidental death
    Cause of death → falling
    Hair color → black hair
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
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