Of the 9 famous people born in Guilherand-Granges, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Benoît Peschier, the canoe racer, with articles in 15 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 8 in all. For every 10,000 residents there are 8 on the list, well above the typical Ardèche town’s 4. The list runs from Pascal Fugier, born in 1968, to Angèle Hug, born in 2000.

What stands out about Guilherand-Granges’ famous people
When Guilherand-Granges’ famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Guilherand-Granges
All three are athletes.
#2Everyone else born in Guilherand-Granges
6 more, 6 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
Valence leads the towns around it, with 115 names.
Bourg-lès-Valence · 2 miRené Bérenger & 3 moreHSSaint-Péray · 2 miHector de Soubeyran de Saint-Prix & 2 moreLJÉtoile-sur-Rhône · 7 miLucien Junillon & 2 more
Portes-lès-Valence · 4 miMarcelle Vioux & 1 moreRSSaint-Marcel-lès-Valence · 5 miRaphaël Smolin-FroissartPBCharmes-sur-Rhône · 5 miPaul BellinPMLa Roche-de-Glun · 6 miPaul-Émile MillefautQuestions about famous people from Guilherand-Granges
Who is the most famous person from Guilherand-Granges?
Benoît Peschier (Canoe racer) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Angèle Hug and Margot Lambert.
How many famous people were born in Guilherand-Granges?
9 people born in Guilherand-Granges have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 11 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 Guilherand-Granges known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 9 of the 9. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Guilherand-Granges?
Pascal Fugier, born in 1968. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.
Who counts as from Guilherand-Granges?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Guilherand-Granges 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)
- Angèle Hug: Lomita, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- René Bérenger: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcelle Vioux: Le Jardin des lettres, 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.