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Famous people · Baix, Ardèche

One famous person was born in Baix

In 1842, the French politician Jean Isaac Perrin was born. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. One language has an article about them so far. A short trip away, Montélimar (11 mi) counts 66 famous people, Charles Pic among them.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Isaac Perrin
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1842
Jean Isaac Perrin
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Baix

JP#1
Politics & Law

Jean Isaac Perrin

1842–1904

French politician

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Montélimar has the most on record, with 66.

Questions about famous people from Baix

Who is the most famous person from Baix?

Jean Isaac Perrin (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Baix?

1 people born in Baix have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Baix known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who counts as from Baix?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Baix 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).

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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.