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Famous people · Saint-Péray, Ardèche

From 1540 to 1887, Saint-Péray was the birthplace of 3 famous people

At 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.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Hector de Soubeyran de Saint-Prix
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1540
Étienne de Martellange
Youngest
1887
Raymond Saint-Prix
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Saint-Péray

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).

HS#1
Politics & Law

Hector de Soubeyran de Saint-Prix

1757–1828

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
ÉM#2
Writing & Arts

Étienne de Martellange

1540–1603

French painter (1540-1603)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
RS#3
Film, TV & Stage

Raymond Saint-Prix

1887–1981

French actor

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Saint-Péray is known for

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.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Saint-Péray

Who is the most famous person from Saint-Péray?

Hector 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.

How many famous people were born in Saint-Péray?

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.

What is Saint-Péray known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Saint-Péray?

Étienne de Martellange, born in 1540. The youngest on the list was born in 1887.

Who counts as from Saint-Péray?

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.

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 (2)

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.