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Politics & Law
François-Jérôme Riffard Saint-Martin
1744–1814French politician (1744-1814)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Le Crestet, Ardèche
The French politician François-Jérôme Riffard Saint-Martin is the one famous person from Le Crestet
François-Jérôme Riffard Saint-Martin, the French politician, was born in 1744. That places their birth before the Revolution. 2 languages have an article about them. Within 11 mi, Tournon-sur-Rhône lists the most: 32, with François de Tournon first.
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François-Jérôme Riffard Saint-Martin
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1744
François-Jérôme Riffard Saint-Martin
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Le Crestet
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Tournon-sur-Rhône lists the most people: 32.
Questions about famous people from Le Crestet
Who is the most famous person from Le Crestet?
François-Jérôme Riffard Saint-Martin (French politician (1744-1814)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Le Crestet?
1 people born in Le Crestet have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Le Crestet 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 Le Crestet?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Le Crestet 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)
- François de Tournon: François de Dijon, 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.