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Famous people · Saint-Remèze, Ardèche
The French missionary Jean-Antoine Dubois is the one famous person from Saint-Remèze
Jean-Antoine Dubois, the French missionary, was born in 1766. That places their birth before the Revolution. 13 languages have an article about them. Nearby, Pont-Saint-Esprit, 12 mi away, lists 20, led by Georges Ville.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Antoine Dubois
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1766
Jean-Antoine Dubois
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known
Born in Saint-Remèze
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Saint-Remèze, with how many people each has.
Pont-Saint-Esprit · 12 miGeorges Ville & 19 moreCCBourg-Saint-Andéol · 7 miChristian Chabanis & 8 moreFCPierrelatte · 10 miFouad Chafik & 8 more
Villeneuve-de-Berg · 11 miAugustin Barruel & 5 more
Lapalud · 11 miRodolphe Julian & 4 more
Viviers · 11 miFrançois Félix & 3 more
Donzère · 11 miFélix-Auguste Clément & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Saint-Remèze
Who is the most famous person from Saint-Remèze?
Jean-Antoine Dubois (French missionary) is the best known by our measure: 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Saint-Remèze?
1 people born in Saint-Remèze have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Saint-Remèze known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who counts as from Saint-Remèze?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Saint-Remèze 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 (5)
- Georges Ville: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustin Barruel: Barruel, Augustin, S.J. (1741-1820) (depicted), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodolphe Julian: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Félix: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Félix-Auguste Clément: Félix-Auguste Clément, 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.