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Paul Bellin
1931–1987French speleologist
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: Sequajectrof · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Charmes-sur-Rhône, Ardèche
Charmes-sur-Rhône, birthplace of the French speleologist Paul Bellin
Paul Bellin, the French speleologist, was born in 1931. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Their name appears in an article in one language. Nearby, Valence, 5 mi away, lists 115, led by Paul Ricœur.
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Paul Bellin
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1931
Paul Bellin
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Valence has the most people on record, 115 of them.
PRValence · 5 miPaul Ricœur & 114 moreBPGuilherand-Granges · 5 miBenoît Peschier & 8 more
La Voulte-sur-Rhône · 5 miBernard Janvier & 5 moreÉMLoriol-sur-Drôme · 8 miÉtienne Martin & 5 more
Bourg-lès-Valence · 7 miRené Bérenger & 3 moreLJÉtoile-sur-Rhône · 3 miLucien Junillon & 2 moreHSSaint-Péray · 5 miHector de Soubeyran de Saint-Prix & 2 more
Portes-lès-Valence · 2 miMarcelle Vioux & 1 more
La Voulte-sur-Rhône · 5 miBernard Janvier & 5 moreÉMLoriol-sur-Drôme · 8 miÉtienne Martin & 5 moreBourg-lès-Valence · 7 miRené Bérenger & 3 moreLJÉtoile-sur-Rhône · 3 miLucien Junillon & 2 moreHSSaint-Péray · 5 miHector de Soubeyran de Saint-Prix & 2 morePortes-lès-Valence · 2 miMarcelle Vioux & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Charmes-sur-Rhône
Who is the most famous person from Charmes-sur-Rhône?
Paul Bellin (French speleologist) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Charmes-sur-Rhône?
1 people born in Charmes-sur-Rhône have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Who counts as from Charmes-sur-Rhône?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Charmes-sur-Rhône 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.
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Photo credits (3)
- Bernard Janvier: XVIII Airborne Corps photograph DS-F-324-32 by SGT Nathan Webster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Bérenger: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcelle Vioux: Le Jardin des lettres, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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