No one born in Colonzelle has made the famous people list yet
The nearest list is in Valréas, 4 mi away: 17 names, starting with Jean-Sifrein Maury. 86 towns in Drôme have at least one famous person on record. Valence has the most of any town in Drôme: 115. After Valence, the next longest list in Drôme is Montélimar’s, with 66.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Colonzelle (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Colonzelle yet.
Famous people born near Colonzelle
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Valréas · 4 miJean-Sifrein Maury & 16 moreFCPierrelatte · 10 miFouad Chafik & 8 moreGPBollène · 10 miGeorges Plassat & 8 more
Nyons · 12 miRené Barjavel & 6 more
Lapalud · 12 miRodolphe Julian & 4 moreJPSaint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux · 7 miJean-Raymond de Petity & 3 more
Donzère · 10 miFélix-Auguste Clément & 1 more
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes · 10 miMaurice Trintignant & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Colonzelle
Who counts as from Colonzelle?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Colonzelle 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)
- Jean-Sifrein Maury: Auteur non identifié, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- René Barjavel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodolphe Julian: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Félix-Auguste Clément: Félix-Auguste Clément, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Trintignant: El Gráfico, 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.