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Famous people · Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône, Ain

3 famous people were born in Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône

Antoine Révillon, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are Charles Wolff and Francisque Ordinaire. Nearby, Mâcon, 1 mi away, lists 105, led by Alphonse de Lamartine. Fewer than a quarter of the 131 towns in Ain with famous people list more.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Antoine Révillon
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1823
Charles Wolff
Youngest
1844
Francisque Ordinaire
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône

Antoine Révillon has articles in 3 languages, Charles Wolff in 2 and Francisque Ordinaire in 1.

AR#1
Politics & Law

Antoine Révillon

1831–1898

French politician (1831–1898)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
CW#2
Military

Charles Wolff

1823–1901

French soldier and officer (1823–1901)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FO#3
Politics & Law

Francisque Ordinaire

1844–1896

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Mâcon, with 105.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône?

Antoine Révillon (French politician (1831–1898)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Wolff and Francisque Ordinaire.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône?

3 people born in Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône?

Charles Wolff, born in 1823. The youngest on the list was born in 1844.

Who counts as from Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.

Why is someone missing?

Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.

From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.