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Famous people · Aurel, Drôme

Aurel has one famous person on record

The French politician Daniel Marie Rey was born in 1802. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Readers can find them written up in one language. For more famous names, Die is 6 mi away: its list has 22, led by Titouan Carod.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Daniel Marie Rey
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1802
Daniel Marie Rey
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Aurel

DR#1
Politics & Law

Daniel Marie Rey

1802–1874

French politician (1802-1874)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Die lists the most people: 22.

Questions about famous people from Aurel

Who is the most famous person from Aurel?

Daniel Marie Rey (French politician (1802-1874)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Aurel?

1 people born in Aurel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Aurel known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who counts as from Aurel?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Aurel 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).

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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.