Hector de Soubeyran de Saint-Prix
1757–1828French politician
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Photo: Yzergues · CC BY-SA 4.0At the top of the list is the French politician Hector de Soubeyran de Saint-Prix, covered in 2 languages. Étienne de Martellange, the French painter, comes second, with Raymond Saint-Prix third. Nearby, Valence, 3 mi away, lists 115, led by Paul Ricœur. The list’s best known name, Hector de Soubeyran de Saint-Prix, dates from 1757.
By how many languages cover them, Hector de Soubeyran de Saint-Prix comes first (2), then Étienne de Martellange (2) and Raymond Saint-Prix (1).
French politician
French painter (1540-1603)
French actor
Share of Saint-Péray’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Bourg-lès-Valence · 3 miRené Bérenger & 3 moreLJÉtoile-sur-Rhône · 7 miLucien Junillon & 2 more
Portes-lès-Valence · 5 miMarcelle Vioux & 1 morePBCharmes-sur-Rhône · 5 miPaul BellinPMLa Roche-de-Glun · 5 miPaul-Émile MillefautRSSaint-Marcel-lès-Valence · 6 miRaphaël Smolin-FroissartHector de Soubeyran de Saint-Prix (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Étienne de Martellange and Raymond Saint-Prix.
3 people born in Saint-Péray have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Étienne de Martellange, born in 1540. The youngest on the list was born in 1887.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Péray 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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