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Famous people · Dieulefit, Drôme

Of the 11 famous people born in Dieulefit, an unusual share are leaders

Most widely known is Ernest Chalamel, the French writer, with articles in 5 languages. Behind the leader come Alain Rodet and Yves Chastan. 5 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list comes to 33.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.8 in the typical town in Drôme.

#2 best knownAlain RodetPolitics & Law · born 1944
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Born here
11
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ernest Chalamel
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1782
Pierre Théodore Morin
Youngest
1970
Régis Penet
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people

What stands out about Dieulefit’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Dieulefit is known for

Dieulefit has 1.9× the usual share of leaders.

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

The best known

Born in Dieulefit

By how many languages cover them, Ernest Chalamel comes first (5), then Alain Rodet (4) and Yves Chastan (3).

EC#1
Writing & Arts

Ernest Chalamel

1846–1921

French writer (1846-1921)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Alain Rodet#2
Politics & Law

Alain Rodet

born 1944

French politician

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
YC#3
Politics & Law

Yves Chastan

born 1948

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Dieulefit’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 4.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950Alain RodetMarguerite SoubeyranErnest Chalamel
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotableScience & MedicineMusic

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Dieulefit

The rest number 8, with 3 leaders among them.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Dieulefit

Who is the most famous person from Dieulefit?

Ernest Chalamel (French writer (1846-1921)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alain Rodet and Yves Chastan.

How many famous people were born in Dieulefit?

11 people born in Dieulefit have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 16 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 Dieulefit known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 5 of the 11. That is 45% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dieulefit?

Pierre Théodore Morin, born in 1782. The youngest on the list was born in 1970.

Who counts as from Dieulefit?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dieulefit 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 (8)

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.