#122 famous people were born in Die from 1758 to 2000
Articles in 7 languages make the French cyclist Titouan Carod the best known. 7 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 45.4 on the list, well above the typical Drôme town’s 2.8. More are leaders than anything else, 7 in all.
What stands out about Die’s famous people
When Die’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Die
Ranked by languages covered: Titouan Carod with 7, then Marc Monchal with 6 and Christophe Cavard with 4.
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#3Christophe Cavard
born 1970French politician
What Die is known for
Set against the usual town, scientists and doctors come out 1.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Die
The rest number 19, with 6 leaders among them.







Joseph-Bernard Lagier de La Condamine
1758–1823French politician (1758-1823)
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Questions about famous people from Die
Who is the most famous person from Die?
Titouan Carod (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marc Monchal and Christophe Cavard.
How many famous people were born in Die?
22 people born in Die have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 28 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 Die known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 7 of the 22. That is 32% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Die?
Joseph-Bernard Lagier de La Condamine, born in 1758. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.
Who counts as from Die?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Die 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 (10)
- Titouan Carod: s.yuki, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Monchal: Martin.mchl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christophe Cavard: ValerkaMarcelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thimotée Bazille: René Hourdry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alain Maurice: Alain Maurice, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandre Stirn: Sigismond Michalowski, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bérénice Fulchiron: Løken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Robequain: Ouest-Eclair, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fabrice Eberhard: Courgettecrue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandre Jordan: Horace Brunet, 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.