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Famous people · Allan, Drôme
From 1743 to 1876, Allan was the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Camille Pic, the French bishop, with articles in 2 languages. The only other name is the French politician Guy Blancard. A short trip away, Montélimar (4 mi) counts 66 famous people, Charles Pic among them. Camille Pic was born in 1876.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Camille Pic
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1743
Guy Blancard
Youngest
1876
Camille Pic
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known
Born in Allan
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Politics & Law
Guy Blancard
1743–1816French politician (1743-1816)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Allan is known for
Faith leads the fields, with 1 people.
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
The most names next door are in Montélimar: 66.
Questions about famous people from Allan
Who is the most famous person from Allan?
Camille Pic (French bishop) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Guy Blancard.
How many famous people were born in Allan?
2 people born in Allan have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Allan known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Allan?
Guy Blancard, born in 1743. The youngest on the list was born in 1876.
Who counts as from Allan?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Allan 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)
- Charles Pic: Antigorky, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.