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Famous people · Sainte-Savine, Aube

4 famous people call Sainte-Savine their birthplace

René Alleau is the best known, with articles in 9 languages. Behind the leader come Gérard Manet and André Eulry. More are writers and artists than anything else, 3 in all. The list comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.6 in the typical town in Aube.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
René Alleau
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1904
Bernard Milleret
Youngest
1949
Gérard Manet
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known

Born in Sainte-Savine

First, René Alleau (9 languages), then Gérard Manet (2) and André Eulry (1).

RA#1
Writing & Arts

René Alleau

1917–2013

French author, historian, and consulting engineer (1917–2013)

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GM#2
Sports

Gérard Manet

born 1949

French association football player

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AE#3
Writing & Arts

André Eulry

1930–1980

French painter (1930-1980)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Sainte-Savine’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 1 births.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday190019502000Bernard MilleretAndré EulryGérard Manet
Writing & ArtsSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Sainte-Savine is known for

Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 3 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Sainte-Savine

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Nearby, Troyes has the most on record, with 214.

Questions about famous people from Sainte-Savine

Who is the most famous person from Sainte-Savine?

René Alleau (French author, historian, and consulting engineer (1917–2013)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gérard Manet and André Eulry.

How many famous people were born in Sainte-Savine?

4 people born in Sainte-Savine have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Sainte-Savine known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sainte-Savine?

Bernard Milleret, born in 1904. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.

Who counts as from Sainte-Savine?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sainte-Savine 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)

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.