JB#1
Politics & Law
Jean-François Bastide
1754–1825French politician (1754-1825)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Grospierres, Ardèche
2 famous people were born in Grospierres from 1754 to 1912
Most widely known is Jean-François Bastide, the French politician, with articles in 2 languages. The only other name is the French politician Roger Coste. Alfred Silhol heads the list in Saint-Ambroix, 11 mi away, which has 3 names. Fewer than a quarter of the 85 towns in Ardèche with famous people list more.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-François Bastide
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1754
Jean-François Bastide
Youngest
1912
Roger Coste
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Grospierres
RC#2
Politics & Law
Roger Coste
1912–2005French politician (1912–2005)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Saint-Ambroix has the longest list next door: 3.
Questions about famous people from Grospierres
Who is the most famous person from Grospierres?
Jean-François Bastide (French politician (1754-1825)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Roger Coste.
How many famous people were born in Grospierres?
2 people born in Grospierres have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Grospierres known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Grospierres?
Jean-François Bastide, born in 1754. The youngest on the list was born in 1912.
Who counts as from Grospierres?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Grospierres 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 (1)
- Alfred Silhol: Charles Reutlinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.